Wrapper around bat and pixcat to display images in the bat command

pixbat.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# This script is designed to be installed in ~/.local/bin/bat or equivalent

from os     import execvp
import sys
import subprocess

if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        # If you installed pixcat as single-user (or not at all), this script would fail entirely.
        from pixcat import Image
        
        # The margin is needed to leave room for bat header and footer
        im = Image(sys.argv[1]).fit_screen(v_margin=-2, h_margin=-1)
        
        # This instance of bat is only used to print filename and vertical space, which maintains the illusion
        bt = subprocess.Popen(["/usr/bin/bat", "--style=header,grid", "--paging=never", "--file-name", sys.argv[1]] + sys.argv[2:], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
        
        # We send it the vertical space in the form of newline characters
        bt.communicate(b"\n" * im.rows)
        
        # We send the cursor all the way back up (plus bat's two newlines)
        print("\033[A" * (im.rows+2))
        
        # And show the image and restore bat's end line.
        im.show()
        print("")
    except:
        # If anything went wrong when making the Image() instance, fall back to regular bat
        execvp("/usr/bin/bat", sys.argv)