colour alphabet translator

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    "%matplotlib inline\n",
    "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
    "import matplotlib.patches as patches"
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    "colour_alphabet = {\n",
    "    \"A\": \"#edc6ca\",\n",
    "    \"B\": \"#4a64bc\",\n",
    "    \"C\": \"#3948a9\",\n",
    "    \"D\": \"#100e0c\",\n",
    "    \"E\": \"#dabfe4\",\n",
    "    \"F\": \"#30574c\",\n",
    "    \"G\": \"#5ea84d\",\n",
    "    \"H\": \"#d95d05\",\n",
    "    \"I\": \"#c1e7f3\",\n",
    "    \"J\": \"#dc7d41\",\n",
    "    \"K\": \"#a19b04\",\n",
    "    \"L\": \"#89bc0a\",\n",
    "    \"M\": \"#62132d\",\n",
    "    \"N\": \"#cf3ea0\",\n",
    "    \"O\": \"#d4edca\",\n",
    "    \"P\": \"#602495\",\n",
    "    \"Q\": \"#7ec09d\",\n",
    "    \"R\": \"#ce2619\",\n",
    "    \"S\": \"#818cd0\",\n",
    "    \"T\": \"#4b8b8b\",\n",
    "    \"U\": \"#f2f597\",\n",
    "    \"V\": \"#36511e\",\n",
    "    \"W\": \"#9d5912\",\n",
    "    \"X\": \"#954b45\",\n",
    "    \"Y\": \"#e9dc02\",\n",
    "    \"Z\": \"#6b6862\"\n",
    "}"
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   "source": [
    "poem = \"The King in the hill sleeps\\nWe are his dream\\nHe wakes weeping\""
   ]
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    "def string_to_colour(string, filepath):\n",
    "    \"\"\"Write a string in colours\"\"\"\n",
    "    fix, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10,5))\n",
    "    lines = poem.split('\\n')\n",
    "    for line_no, line in enumerate(lines):\n",
    "        for char_no, character in enumerate(line):\n",
    "            if character != \" \":\n",
    "                ax.add_patch(patches.Rectangle((char_no, -1.5 * line_no), 1, 1, # width, height\n",
    "                                               facecolor=colour_alphabet[character.upper()],\n",
    "                                                edgecolor='none'))\n",
    "    for loc in ['bottom', 'top', 'right', 'left']:\n",
    "        ax.spines[loc].set_alpha(0)\n",
    "    ax.set_aspect(1)\n",
    "    plt.ylim(-1.5 * len(lines) + 1, 1)\n",
    "    plt.xlim(0, max([len(a) for a in lines]))\n",
    "    ax.get_xaxis().set_visible(False)\n",
    "    ax.get_yaxis().set_visible(False)\n",
    "    plt.savefig(filepath)"
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    "string_to_colour(poem, \"poem.png\")"
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