April 17, 2024, 11:55 a.m. | Kernel.rb

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Have you ever encountered those captivating images crafted entirely from text characters? That's the magic of ASCII art, a creative method for representing visual information using text. This article delves into Python code that empowers you to transform your favorite images into this unique format.





Understanding the Code



  • We'll be working with Python and the Pillow library (often shortened to PIL) for image manipulation. Here's a breakdown of the essential functions:


1.Resizing Images (resize_img):



def resize_img(image, new_width=100):
width, height = …

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