Convert Images into ASCII Art with the power of Python

asciify

Convert Images into ASCII Art with the power of Python.

asciify

What ASCIIFY is

ASCIIFY is a python script that takes in as input an image, and returns a text output that resembles the input image.
In other words, it replicates an image with certain characters.

How ASCIIFY works

ASCIIFY works in a rather simple and intuitive way.
Here's the algorithm -

Resize the image to a standard dimension, while maintaining aspect ratio
Convert to grayscale (the reason for doing so is because characters are replaced based on their intensity)
Create list of special characters to replace pixels with
Classify and divide pixels into buckets or groups, based on their intensity
Replace all pixels in a bucket with the corresponding special character
Print the text into terminal or write into a file
Profit!

How to use ASCIIFY

Ensure you have the required dependency "PIL" for Python installed. (pip install pillow)
Clone the repo
Run the python script, and pass the image path as the parameter
The script will print the output in the terminal, and will also write into a file 'img.txt' in the same directory as the python script
Profit!