{"categories":[{"label":"Terminals","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/terminals"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Renders pixel images and ASCII art grids to the terminal using Rich's styling system, supporting both file-based images via Pillow and programmatic grid construction.","skillfed_tags":["terminal-graphics","ascii-art","cli-visualization"],"use_cases":["Display image previews in CLI tools or terminal dashboards without leaving the terminal.","Render ASCII art diagrams with custom styling and colors for documentation or interactive sketches.","Build Textual TUI applications that need to show pixel images or styled grid layouts.","Debug image processing pipelines by visualizing intermediate Pillow Image objects in the terminal.","Create terminal-based art or visualization tools that combine image and text rendering."],"what_it_does":"Rich Pixels is a terminal rendering library that bridges Pillow image objects and Rich's console styling to display pixel images and ASCII art grids in the terminal. It provides three main pathways: loading images from file paths, wrapping existing Pillow Image objects, or building styled ASCII grids from character mappings. The library integrates seamlessly with Rich's Console and Textual applications, letting you render visual content alongside Rich's other renderable types.\n\nThe package sits between image processing (via Pillow) and terminal output (via Rich), handling the conversion of pixel data or ASCII layouts into terminal-displayable form. It's useful for CLI tools that need visual feedback, debugging utilities that show image previews, or terminal-based dashboards that incorporate graphical elements. With low install friction and no security vulnerabilities, it's straightforward to add to a project, though its dormant maintenance status means you're working with a stable but unmaintained codebase.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need terminal image rendering and accept dormant maintenance. The package is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and integrates well with Rich and Textual. However, verify the license terms before use, and be aware that no active maintenance means compatibility issues with future Pillow or Rich versions will not be addressed by the package maintainer."},"id":"rich-pixels","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/rich-pixels","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/rich-pixels.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/rich-pixels/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-03-30","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"rich-pixels","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A Rich-compatible library for writing pixel images and ASCII art to the terminal."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":76895,"position":14583,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.0.1"}