mapscii-py 0.3.1

A Braille and ASCII OpenStreetMap renderer for Python terminals

mapscii-py

A Python port of MapSCII for rendering OpenStreetMap vector tiles in terminals. It provides both an interactive CLI and a Rich-compatible MapView renderable for embedding maps in terminal applications.

Based on MapsCII v0.3.1.

Installation

python3 -m pip install mapscii-py

The distribution name is mapscii-py; the Python import package is mapscii_py.

Command line

Start the interactive map:

mapscii

Arrow keys or hjkl move the map, a zooms in, z zooms out, and q exits. Render one non-interactive frame with:

mapscii --once --width 80 --height 24

The module entry point is equivalent:

python3 -m mapscii_py --once

Rich integration

MapView adapts its width to the surrounding Rich layout and keeps a fixed number of terminal rows:

from rich.console import Console

from mapscii_py import MapView

map_view = MapView(
    latitude=47.4979,
    longitude=19.0402,
    zoom=8,
    height=16,
)

Console().print(
    map_view.panel(title="Budapest airspace")
)

Markers can be overlaid without modifying the underlying map tiles:

from mapscii_py import MapMarker

map_view.set_markers([
    MapMarker(
        latitude=47.4979,
        longitude=19.0402,
        label="Budapest",
        symbol="●",
    ),
])

Attribution and license

This implementation is derived from MapSCII, originally created by Michael Straßburger and the MapSCII contributors. Map data is © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The project is distributed under the MIT License; see LICENSE.