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Finger Binary ASCII art generator for Python
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README.rst

Finger Binary

What's Finger Binary?

Here is a description of Finger Binary in Wikipedia.

Finger binary is a system for counting and displaying binary numbers on the fingers and thumbs of one or more hands. It is possible to count from 0 to 31(2^5−1) using the fingers of a single hand, or from 0 through 1023(2^10−1) if both hands are used.

How to work?

>>> print finger_binary(1) #doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
       __
      |  \ ___                    ___
      |   /   |--.__        __.--|   \
      |  |   /   /  \__  __/  \   \   |
      /  |  |   |   /  \/  \   |   |  |   _____
     |   |  |   |  |   ||   |  |   |  |-''     |
     |   |  |   |  |  /||\  |  |   |  |      _/
      |   '--\__'__/-' || '-\__'__/--'   _-''
       \               /\               /
        \             /  \             /
        |            |    |            |
>>> print finger_binary(386) #doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
            __ __                 __
           /  V  \               /  \
          |   |  |               |   |
          |   |  |               |   |
          |   |  |               |   |
          |   |  |               |   |
          |   |  |__        __.---.  |
       ___|___|  /  \__  __/  \  __\_|___
      /        \|   /  \/  \   |/        \
     |    ______|  |   ||   |  |______    |
     |          |  |  /||\  |  |   |      |
      |     \   '__/-' || '-\__'__/      |
       \     )         /\         (     /
        \             /  \             /
        |            |    |            |
>>> print finger_binary(1024) #doctest: +ELLIPSIS
Traceback (most recent call last):
  ...
ValueError: n must be between 0 and 1023

CAUTION!!

Don't send finger_binary(128) or finger_binary(4) or finger_binary(132) to your friends!

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fingerbinary.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
r"""
=============
Finger Binary
=============
What's Finger Binary?
`````````````````````
Here is a description of `Finger Binary in Wikipedia`_.
Finger binary is a system for counting and displaying binary numbers on the
fingers and thumbs of one or more hands. It is possible to count from 0 to
31(2^5−1) using the fingers of a single hand, or from 0 through
1023(2^10−1) if both hands are used.
.. _Finger Binary in WikiPedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_binary
How to work?
````````````
>>> print finger_binary(1) #doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
__
| \ ___ ___
| / |--.__ __.--| \
| | / / \__ __/ \ \ |
/ | | | / \/ \ | | | _____
| | | | | || | | | |-'' |
| | | | | /||\ | | | | _/
| '--\__'__/-' || '-\__'__/--' _-''
\ /\ /
\ / \ /
| | | |
>>> print finger_binary(386) #doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
__ __ __
/ V \ / \
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | |__ __.---. |
___|___| / \__ __/ \ __\_|___
/ \| / \/ \ |/ \
| ______| | || | |______ |
| | | /||\ | | | |
| \ '__/-' || '-\__'__/ |
\ ) /\ ( /
\ / \ /
| | | |
>>> print finger_binary(1024) #doctest: +ELLIPSIS
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: n must be between 0 and 1023
CAUTION!!
`````````
Don't send ``finger_binary(128)`` or ``finger_binary(4)`` or
``finger_binary(132)`` to your friends!
"""
from textwrap import dedent
__all__ = "finger_binary",
WIDTH = 24
RIGHT_HANDS = [
# 0 --------------------
r"""
__
___ / |
__.--| \ |
__/ \ \ | |
/ \ | | | \
| | | | | |
|\ | | | | |
| '-\__'__/--' |
\ /
\ /
| |
""",
# 1 -------------------
r"""
___
__.--| \
__/ \ \ |
/ \ | | | _____
| | | | |-'' |
|\ | | | | _/
| '-\__'__/--' _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 2 -------------------
r"""
__
/ \
| |
| |
| |
| |
__.---. |
__/ \ __\_|___
/ \ |/ \
| | |______ |
|\ | | | |
| '-\__'__/ |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 3 -------------------
r"""
__
/ \
| |
| |
| |
| |
__.---_ |
__/ \ \ |
/ \ | | | _____
| | | | \-'' |
|\ | | | _/
| '-\__'__/ _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 4 -------------------
r"""
__
/ \
| |
| |
| |
| |
__| |__
__/ \ _/__\___
/ \ |/ \
| | |______ |
|\ | | | | |
| '-\__' '--' |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 5 -------------------
r"""
__
/ \
| |
| |
| |
| |
__| |__
__/ \ / \
/ \ | | |\ _____
| | | | | -'' |
|\ | | | | _/
| '-\__' '--' _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 6 -------------------
r"""
__ __
/ V \
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
__| | |
__/ \ |___|___
/ \ |/ \
| | |______ |
|\ | | |
| '-\__' / |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 7 -------------------
r"""
__ __
/ V \
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
__| | |
__/ \ | |
/ \ | | _____
| | | \-'' |
|\ | | _/
| '-\__' / _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 8 -------------------
r"""
_
/ \
| |
| | __
| | ___ / |
| |--| \ |
__| \ \ | |
/ \ | | | \
| | | | | |
|\ | | | | |
| '-' '__/--' |
\ /
\ /
| |
""",
# 9 -------------------
r"""
_
/ \
| |
| |
| | ___
| |--| \
__| \ \ |
/ \ | | | _____
| | | | |-'' |
|\ | | | | _/
| '-' '__/--' _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 10 ------------------
r"""
__
_ / \
/ \ | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |---. |
__| \ __\_|___
/ \ |/ \
| | |______ |
|\ | | | |
| '-' '__/ |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 11 ------------------
r"""
__
_ / \
/ \ | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |---_ |
__| \ \ |
/ \ | | | _____
| | | | \-'' |
|\ | | | _/
| '-' '__/ _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 12 ------------------
r"""
__
_ / \
/ \| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |__
__| | _/__\___
/ \ / \
| | |______ |
|\ | | | |
| '-' '--' |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 13 ------------------
r"""
__
_ / \
/ \| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |__
__| | / \
/ \ | |\ _____
| | | | -'' |
|\ | | | _/
| '-' '--' _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 14 ------------------
r"""
__ __
_ / V \
/ \| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
__| | |___|___
/ \ / \
| | |______ |
|\ | |
| '-' / |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 15 ------------------
r"""
__ __
_ / V \
/ \| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
__| | | |
/ \ | _____
| | \-'' |
|\ | _/
| '-' / _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 16 ------------------
r"""
_
/ \
| | __
| | ___ / |
| |__.--| \ |
| | \ \ | |
| \ | | | \
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| \__'__/--' |
\ /
\ /
| |
""",
# 17 ------------------
r"""
_
/ \
| |
| | ___
| |__.--| \
| | \ \ |
| \ | | | _____
| | | | |-'' |
| | | | | _/
| \__'__/--' _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 18 ------------------
r"""
__
/ \
_ | |
/ \ | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |__.---. |
| | \ __\_|___
| \ |/ \
| | |______ |
| | | | |
| \__'__/ |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 19 ------------------
r"""
__
/ \
_ | |
/ \ | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |__.---_ |
| | \ \ |
| \ | | | _____
| | | | \-'' |
| | | | _/
| \__'__/ _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 20 ------------------
r"""
__
/ \
_ | |
/ \ | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |__| |__
| | \ _/__\___
| \ |/ \
| | |______ |
| | | | | |
| \__' '--' |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 21 ------------------
r"""
__
/ \
_ | |
/ \ | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |__| |__
| | \ / \
| \ | | |\ _____
| | | | | -'' |
| | | | | _/
| \__' '--' _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 22 ------------------
r"""
__ __
/ V \
_ | | |
/ \ | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| |__| | |
| | \ |___|___
| \ |/ \
| | |______ |
| | | |
| \__' / |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 23 ------------------
r"""
__ __
/ V \
_ | | |
/ \ | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| |__| | |
| | \ | |
| \ | | _____
| | | \-'' |
| | | _/
| \__' / _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 24 ------------------
r"""
_ _
/ V \
| | |
| | | __
| | | ___ / |
| | |--| \ |
| | \ \ | |
| | | | | \
| | | | |
| | | | |
| '__/--' |
\ /
\ /
| |
""",
# 25 ------------------
r"""
_ _
/ V \
| | |
| | |
| | | ___
| | |--| \
| | \ \ |
| | | | | _____
| | | |-'' |
| | | | _/
| '__/--' _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 26 ------------------
r"""
__
_ _ / \
/ V \ | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | |---. |
| | \ __\_|___
| | |/ \
| |______ |
| | | |
| '__/ |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 27 ------------------
r"""
__
_ _ / \
/ V \ | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | |---_ |
| | \ \ |
| | | | | _____
| | | \-'' |
| | | _/
| '__/ _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 28 ------------------
r"""
__
_ _ / \
/ V \| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |__
| | | _/__\___
| | / \
| |______ |
| | | |
| '--' |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 29 ------------------
r"""
__
_ _ / \
/ V \| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |__
| | | / \
| | | |\ _____
| | | -'' |
| | | _/
| '--' _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 30 ------------------
r"""
__ __
_ _ / V \
/ V \| | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | |___|___
| | / \
| |______ |
| |
| / |
\ ( /
\ /
| |
""",
# 31 ------------------
r"""
__ __
_ _ / V \
/ V \| | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | _____
| \-'' |
| _/
| / _-''
\ ( /
\ /
| |
"""
]
def reversed_hand(hand):
reversing_chars = {"\\": "/", "(": ")"}
rhand = []
for line in hand.split("\n"):
rline = line.ljust(WIDTH)[::-1]
for lc, rc in reversing_chars.items():
rline = rline.replace(lc, "\n").replace(rc, lc).replace("\n", rc)
rhand.append(rline)
return "\n".join(rhand)
def two_hands(lhand, rhand):
lhand, rhand = lhand.split("\n"), rhand.split("\n")
lheight, rheight = len(lhand), len(rhand)
diff = abs(lheight - rheight)
if diff:
short_hand = lhand if lheight < rheight else rhand
short_hand.reverse()
short_hand.extend([""] * diff)
short_hand.reverse()
hands = []
for x in xrange(max(lheight, rheight)):
hands.append(lhand[x].ljust(WIDTH) + rhand[x])
return "\n".join(hands)
def finger_binary(n):
max_of_a_hand = 32
if n >= max_of_a_hand ** 2 or n < 0:
limit = max_of_a_hand ** 2 - 1
raise ValueError("n must be between 0 and " + str(limit))
fingers = [n / max_of_a_hand, n % max_of_a_hand]
fingers[0] = int(bin(max_of_a_hand + fingers[0])[3:][::-1], base=2)
hands = (reversed_hand(dedent(RIGHT_HANDS[fingers[0]])),
dedent(RIGHT_HANDS[fingers[1]]))
return two_hands(*hands)
if __name__ == '__main__':
import sys
sys.stdout.write(finger_binary(int(sys.argv[1])))
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sublee commented Oct 7, 2011

@lvm lol thanks!

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