py-ascii-cards 0.1

Display playing cards in ASCII format.

Ascii Cards

A Python script that generates ASCII art playing cards. Can print out multiple cards in one line, allowing for more flexibility with text based card games. Suits and ranks are adjustable.

Returns a string of playing cards when given a 2D list containing a card's rank and suit.

Features

• Displays an ASCII art version of playing cards.
• Supports any single or double character value for rank.
• Supports any single character value for Suits.

Requirements

Python 3.x.

Install

pip install py-ascii-cards

How to use

To display cards.

import ascii_cards

display_cards([["A", "♣"]])

┌─────┐
│A    │
│  ♣  │
│    A│
└─────┘

display_cards([["A", "♠"], ["10", "♥"]])

┌─────┐ ┌─────┐
│A    │ │10   │
│  ♠  │ │  ♥  │
│    A│ │   10│
└─────┘ └─────┘

Can also display a single blank card.

display_blank_card()

┌─────┐
│░░░░░│
│░░░░░│
│░░░░░│
└─────┘

Can also display a blank card in the display_cards function if passed a rank of the value "hidden".

display_cards([["2", "♠"], ["hidden", "hidden"], ["8", '♥']])

┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐
│2    │ │░░░░░│ │8    │
│  ♠  │ │░░░░░│ │  ♥  │
│    2│ │░░░░░│ │    8│
└─────┘ └─────┘ └─────┘