python-cowsay 1.0.0

A Cowsay clone in Python

Python Cowsay

A rewrite of cowsay in python. Allows for parsing of existing .cow files.

Install

pip install python-cowsay

Usage

The classic cowsay can be generated by the cowsay or cowthink functions:

from cowsay import cowsay

message = """
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served
the family nothing but leftovers.  The original meal has never been found.
		-- Calvin Trillin
"""
print(cowsay(message))

Will yield:

 __________________________________________ 
/  The most remarkable thing about my      \
| mother is that for thirty years she      |
| served the family nothing but leftovers. |
| The original meal has never been found.  |
|                                          |
\ -- Calvin Trillin                        /
 ------------------------------------------ 
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||

The arguments for these functions are:

• message – a string to wrap in the text bubble
• cow='default' – the name of the cow (valid names from list_cows)
• preset=None – the original cowsay presets: -bggpstwy
• eyes=Option.eyes – A custom eye string
• tongue=Option.tongue – A custom tongue string
• width=40 – The width of the text bubble
• wrap_text=True – Whether text should be wrapped in the bubble
• cowfile=None – A custom string representing a cow

Other Functions

The available builtin cows can be found with list_cows. A cow can be chosen randomly from this list with get_random_cow.

A custom .cow file can be parsed using the read_dot_cow function which takes a TextIO stream.