ASCII String Generator

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• ASCII String Generator
  • Table of Contents
  • Summary
  • Usage
  • Future

Summary

print_ascii_text.py reads a specified input and generates 5x7 ascii text in output.txt. Handles ASCII characters #32-122 and prints #32-96, see here for ascii table.

Usage

Program/script:

git clone https://github.com/juuwong/ASCII_art.git
cd ASCII_ART

# The following produces the same output `HELLO WORLD`

# Command Line Arguments: 1
.\print_ascii_text.py
Please enter your input:
hello world
['H', 'E', 'L', 'L', 'O', ' ', 'W', 'O', 'R', 'L', 'D']

# Command Line Arguments: 2
.\print_ascii_text.py "hello world"
['H', 'E', 'L', 'L', 'O', ' ', 'W', 'O', 'R', 'L', 'D']

# Command Line Arguments: 3+
.\print_ascii_text.py hello world
['H', 'E', 'L', 'L', 'O', ' ', 'W', 'O', 'R', 'L', 'D']

output.txt

H   H EEEEE L     L      OOO     W   W  OOO  RRRR  L     DDDD  
H   H E     L     L     O   O    W   W O   O R   R L     D   D 
HHHHH EEEEE L     L     O   O    W   W O   O RRRR  L     D   D 
H   H E     L     L     O   O    W W W O   O R   R L     D   D 
H   H E     L     L     O   O    W W W O   O R   R L     D   D 
H   H EEEEE LLLLL LLLLL  OOO      W W   OOO  R   R LLLLL DDDD  
                                                               

Future

• output file options, overwrite or append (default)
• command short/long arguments (-h/--help, -v/--verbose, -q/--quiet)
• add lowercase ascii

Updated 6/13/22