ASCII Art Generator

fillout_ascii.py

from PIL import Image

class ASCIIArtGenerator:
    def __init__(self, ascii_chars="@%#*+=-:. "):
        """
        Initialize the generator with a string of ASCII characters.
        The characters should range from darkest to lightest to visually represent different shades.
        """
        # Initialize the ascii_chars attribute with the provided string of characters.

    def scale_image(self, image, new_width=100):
        """
        Scale the image to a specified width while maintaining the aspect ratio.
        Returns the scaled image.
        """
        # Calculate the new height of the image maintaining the aspect ratio.
        # Resize the image to these new dimensions and return it.

    def convert_to_grayscale(self, image):
        """
        Convert the image to grayscale.
        This method simplifies processing by discarding color information and focusing on brightness levels.
        Returns the grayscale image.
        """
        # Use PIL's convert method to change the image mode to 'L' and return the result.

    def map_pixels_to_ascii(self, image):
        """
        Map each pixel in the grayscale image to an ASCII character based on the pixel's brightness.
        Returns a string where each pixel's brightness is represented by a specific ASCII character.
        """
        # Get the data from the image using getdata().
        # Determine the appropriate character for each pixel based on its value.
        # Return the concatenated string of ASCII characters.

    def generate_ascii_art(self, image_path, width=100):
        """
        Generate ASCII art from an image.
        This function handles the full process: opening the image, scaling it, converting it to grayscale,
        mapping pixels to ASCII, and formatting the output.
        Returns the ASCII art as a string.
        """
        # Open the image file from the specified path.
        # Scale the image to the desired width.
        # Convert the scaled image to grayscale.
        # Map the grayscale pixels to ASCII characters.
        # Format these characters into lines of the specified width and return the result.

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Example usage of the ASCIIArtGenerator.
    generator = ASCIIArtGenerator()
    image_path = "coffee.png"  # Replace with the actual image path
    print(generator.generate_ascii_art(image_path, 100))