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This example illustrates how to animate a GIF image, from the web, in text art.
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56 | #!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 name> -*-
"""This script animates a GIF image, from the web, in text art."""
from io import BytesIO
import time
from PIL import Image
from picharsso import new_drawer
from picharsso.utils import clear_screen, terminal_size
import requests
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Set URL of image
image_url = "https://bit.ly/3hs2Vxr"
# Open Image from respose content
response = requests.get(image_url)
image = Image.open(BytesIO(response.content))
# Get terminal height
height, _ = terminal_size()
# Choose an art style
style = "gradient" # or "braille"
# Define drawer
drawer = new_drawer(style, height=height, colorize=True)
# Iterate over frames
texts = []
for frame_id in range(image.n_frames):
# Select frame
image.seek(frame_id)
# Save output for frame
texts.append(drawer(image))
# Iterate over saved outputs in a circular manner
num_frames = len(texts)
counter = 0
while True:
# Refresh
clear_screen()
# Print output
print(texts[counter])
# Set a delay between frames
time.sleep(1 / num_frames)
# Circular increment
counter = (counter + 1) % num_frames
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Note
Although this example uses an animated GIF as input, the same principle can be applied to static images from the web.