transition.py

#!/usr/bin/python2
import socket
import random
import time

UDP_IP = '127.0.0.1'
UDP_PORT = 1235

IMAGES=["logo.txt","logo2.txt"]

def text2img(infile):
    output = {}
    for vert in range(24):
        for hrz in range(80):
            output[(hrz,vert)]=' '
    
    with open(infile,'r') as inf:
        for vert,line in enumerate(inf.readlines()):
            for hrz,chr in enumerate(line):
                if chr == '\r' or chr == '\n':
                    chr = ' '
                output[(hrz,vert)]=chr
    return output
    

    
def sendimage(sock,img):
    while len(img):
        h,v = random.choice(list(img.keys()))
        sock.sendto('\033[{};{}H{}'.format(v+1,h+1,img[(h,v)]),(UDP_IP,UDP_PORT))
        del img[(h,v)]
        time.sleep(.000001)

sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
        
imgs = [text2img(img) for img in IMAGES]
while True:
    for image in imgs:
        sendimage(sock,dict(image))
        time.sleep(2)