dharsh-mantis 0.1.0

Animated praying mantis for your terminal

🦗 terminal-mantis

Bring the mystical Praying Mantis to your terminal! This animated mantis will gracefully scroll across your screen.

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✨ Features

• 🕺 Terminal animation of the Praying Mantis
• ⚙️ Adjustable speed and loop count
• 📁 Support for custom animation files

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📦 Installation

Install directly from PyPI:

pip install dharsh-mantis

After installing, run:

dharshmantis

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🔧 Command-line Options

Flag	Description	Default
--delay	Delay between frames (in seconds)	0.1
--loops	Number of times to loop animation	-1 (infinite loop)
--animation	Path to custom .animation file	animations/mantis.animation

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🧪 Examples

# Basic usage - infinite scrolling mantis
dharshmantis

# Slower animation with 3 loops
dharshmantis --delay 0.2 --loops 3

# Fast mantis for when you need speed
dharshmantis --delay 0.05

# Use custom animation file
dharshmantis --animation my_custom.animation

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🎨 Animation Format

Create your own animations using the following format:

Your ASCII art frame 1
!--FRAME--!
Your ASCII art frame 2
!--FRAME--!

Each frame should be separated by !--FRAME--! markers.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Add new animations
• Improve scrolling effects
• Fix bugs
• Add features

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📄 License

MIT License - feel free to use this in your projects!

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Enjoy your zen terminal mantis! 🦗✨