animate.py

   1 '''
   2   (c) 2015 Cameron Ball, Ash Williams
   3   All rights reserved.
   4
   5   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
   6   copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
   7  "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
   8   without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
   9   distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to
  10   whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above
  11   copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of
  12   the Software.
  13
  14   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
  15   OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
  16   MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF
  17   THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR HOLDERS
  18   INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT
  19   OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS
  20   OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
  21   OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
  22   PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  23 '''
  24
  25 import time
  26
  27 def pad(output, numLines):
  28     for i in range(0, numLines):
  29         output += "\n"
  30
  31     return output
  32
  33 def load(filename, text = ''):
  34     lines = [];
  35     with open(filename) as f:
  36         for line in f:
  37             lines.append(line.rstrip())
  38
  39     linesPerFrame = int(lines[0])
  40     numLines = len(lines) - 1
  41     offset = 1
  42
  43     while True:
  44         output = pad('', 100)
  45         for i in range(offset, linesPerFrame+offset):
  46             output += lines[i]+"\n"
  47
  48         offset = (i+2) % numLines
  49         time.sleep(1)
  50         print(output + "\n" + text)
  51