decksmith 0.1.14

A command-line application to dynamically generate decks of cards from a JSON specification and a CSV data file, inspired by nandeck.

DeckSmith

A command-line application to dynamically generate decks of cards from a JSON specification and a CSV data file, inspired by nandeck.

DeckSmith is ideal for automating the creation of all kinds of decks, including TCG decks, tarot decks, business cards, and even slides.

Why DeckSmith?

• ✨ Consistent layout and formatting across all cards. Define once, edit anytime, generate as many cards as you need.
• 🍳 Pure python, with easy installation via pip.
• ⚡ Highly performant card generation using parallel processing.
• 📖 Intuitive syntax and extensive documentation with examples to help you get started quickly.
• 🧰 Tons of powerful features such as:
  • Start from a sample project and edit it instead of starting from scratch
  • Extensive support for images, text, and all kinds of different shapes
  • Link any field to a column in the CSV file
  • Position elements absolutely or relative to other elements, using anchors to simplify placement
  • Powerful image transformations using filters like crop, resize, rotate, or flip
  • Export your deck as images or as a PDF for printing

Getting started

• First, install DeckSmith by running pip install decksmith.

• Then, run decksmith init to start from sample deck.json and deck.csv files.

• The deck.json file defines the layout for the cards in the deck, while the deck.csv file holds the data for each card.

  • You can find a complete list of all the available elements you can use in the documentation.

  • Any column from the CSV can be referenced anywhere in the JSON as %column_name%.

• Finally, run decksmith build when you are ready to generate the deck images, and export them to PDF using the decksmith export command.

Documentation

Check out the full documentation for more detailed information on how to use DeckSmith.