inkling (Python)
Reveal ASCII art as a progress indicator, from Python. Same engine as the Rust crate,
exposed as a tiny extension built with PyO3. It installs as
inkling-loader and imports as inkling.
pip install inkling-loader
Determinate, like tqdm but the bar is a drawing:
from inkling import Loader
with Loader(total=len(items), rainbow=True) as bar:
for it in items:
work(it)
bar.inc()
A download, setting the position as bytes arrive:
bar = Loader(total=content_length, art_path="dragon.txt")
for chunk in response:
file.write(chunk)
bar.inc(len(chunk))
bar.finish()
Log while the reveal is live. println puts a line above the art and redraws beneath it,
so nothing lands in the middle of the drawing:
with Loader(total=len(files), geodesic=True) as bar:
for path in files:
if check(path):
bar.println(f"ok {path}")
bar.inc()
The package ships py.typed and full type stubs, so editors and type checkers see the
whole surface rather than an opaque native module.
| Method | Effect |
|---|---|
inc(delta=1) |
advance the position |
set(pos) |
set the absolute position |
set_length(total) |
change the total |
set_message(text) |
caption beneath the art |
println(line) |
print a line above the live reveal |
finish() / finish_and_clear() |
finish, keeping or erasing the art |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
position, length |
current and total units of work |
elapsed |
seconds since the loader started |
rate |
average units per second |
eta |
estimated seconds remaining, or None |
Constructor keywords: total, art, art_path, ordering ("auto", "geodesic",
"scanline", "reading", "ltr", "rtl"), the shorthands rainbow, geodesic and
reading, plus light, color, head, body, feather, easing, start, bridge,
and message.
The inkling family
This is the Python package. The same engine ships five ways:
inkling-loaderon PyPI (this package), for Python.pip install inkling-loader, import asinkling.inkling-loaderon crates.io, the Rust library.cargo add inkling-loader.inkling-cli, theinklingcommand, to drive a reveal from any language through a pipe.cargo install inkling-cli.inkling-loaderon npm, the Node addon.npm install inkling-loader.inkling-wasmon npm, the WebAssembly build for the browser.
Building from source
pip install maturin
maturin develop # build and install into the current venv
maturin build --release # produce a wheel in target/wheels
Built from the inkling Rust core. License: MIT.
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