libsixel-python 0.5.0

libsixel binding for Python

What is this?

This module is a python wrapper of libsixel.

libsixel: https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel

Install

Example 1. Install into the python prefixed with ‘/usr/local’

$ git clone https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel.git
$ cd libsixel
$ ./configure --enable-python --prefix=/usr/local
$ make install

Example 2. Install into only current active python

$ git clone https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel.git
$ cd libsixel
$ ./configure --disable-python
$ make install  # install libsixel
$ cd python
$ python setup.py install  # install python module

Code Example

encoder

from libsixel.encoder import Encoder, SIXEL_OPTFLAG_WIDTH, SIXEL_OPTFLAG_COLORS

encoder = Encoder()
encoder.setopt(SIXEL_OPTFLAG_WIDTH, "300")
encoder.setopt(SIXEL_OPTFLAG_COLORS, "16")
encoder.encode("test.png")

decoder

from libsixel.decoder import Decoder, SIXEL_OPTFLAG_INPUT, SIXEL_OPTFLAG_OUTPUT

decoder = Decoder()
decoder.setopt(SIXEL_OPTFLAG_INPUT, "test.six")
decoder.setopt(SIXEL_OPTFLAG_OUTPUT, "test.png")
decoder.decode()

License

The MIT lisence

Copyright (c) 2014,2015 Hayaki Saito

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