Package: cli-art
DescriptionNamed as such, this package is a command-line ASCII art generator written in Python. There is a variety of parameters which are detailed below.InstallationWith Python installed, install the package from PyPI with the following command:python-mpipinstallascii-art-cliThis package is not to be confused withascii_artor other various ASCII art packages.UsageThis is a command-line program, and can be executed as follows:ascii-art[-h][--widthWIDTH][--heightHEIGHT][--charsCHARS][--fontFONT][--invert][--normalize]inputPositional arguments:input            Path to image from which ASCII art will be generatedOptional arguments:-h, --help       show this help message and exit
  --width WIDTH    Character width of ASCII art
  --height HEIGHT  Character height of ASCII art
  --chars CHARS    String containing characters to be seen in ASCII art
  --font FONT      Font for calculating the character weights
  --invert         Whether the ASCII output color is inverted
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