Bvatar creates a unique 8x8 graphical representation of a string.

For a full install (to be able to create bitmap images), use the following pip command:

pip install bvatar[bitmap]

Or, if for some reason you only want to output ascii bvatars, just use: pip install bvatar

Download from github and install the development version with these commands:

git clone https://github.com/smileychris/bvatar
cd bvatar
pip install -e .[bitmap]

Import the bvatar class and use it like so:

from bvatar import Bvatar
bvtr = Bvatar('text')
img = bvtr.image()
img.save('some_file.png', 'PNG')

Generate a Bvatar (an 8x8 randomart avatar).

Usage:

bvatar [--mirror] [--no-color] [--px-size=<int>] ([TEXT] | [--hash=<sha1_hash>])
bvatar --ascii [--mirror] [--spaced] [--no-border] ([TEXT] | [--hash=<sha1_hash>])

The first format is for generating bitmap images. By default, the image is only displayed and not stored. To save the image, pipe to a file:

bvatar > some_file.png

Arguments:

TEXT

bvatar source text (otherwise a random bvatar is generated)

Options:

--mirror

generate a horizontally mirrored bvatar

--ascii

output ascii rather than generating a bitmap image

--hash=<sha1_hash>

rather than passing the text and having it SHA1ed, you can pass a hex encoded SHA1 hash explicitly

Extra options when generating an image (i.e. not using--ascii):

--saturation

color saturation (use 0 for greyscale image) [default: 0.75]

--fill

fill background with lightest tone of the bvatar's color

--px-size=<int>

actual size for each pixel [default: 16]

Extra options when using --ascii:

--spaced

a "lighter" ascii art alternative

--no-border

don't add a border around the ascii art