libsixel-python 0.2.0

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
$ git checkout develop  # now available only develop branch
$ ./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
$ git checkout develop  # now available only develop branch
$ ./configure --disable-python
$ make install  # install libsixel
$ cd python
$ python setup.py install  # install python module

Code Example

encoder

from libsixel.encoder import Encoder

encoder = Encoder()
encoder.setopt("w", "300")
encoder.setopt("p", "16")
encoder.encode("test.png")

decoder

from libsixel.decoder import Decoder

decoder = Decoder()
decoder.setopt("i", "test.six")
decoder.setopt("o", "test.png")
decoder.decode()