Python script generating a column-shaped TCG decklist based on cropped captions of each card's art.
This script was written on a Mac OSX Sierra (10.12.3) and as such relies on a couple of specific items:
(1) python's PIL library, to handle and create Images as needed;
(2) the shell command 'curl' to lookup the html code of the webpages containing the information we are looking for (card scan, set, mana cost).
The initial upload is the version of the script as of March 7, 2017: it allows generating a visual decklist for Magic: the Gathering decks. The main features of this version are:
(1) final picture is generated as a .png file;
(2) reads the decklist from a file name given as a variable on the command line (rather than hard-coded in the script, giving user some flexibility);
(3) includes a title header based on the name of the decklist;
(4) has the default option of Battle for Zendikar art for all basic lands (Magic: the Gathering decks).
Already in development is:
(1) support for other TCG's: Pokemon, Hex are the main ones requested so far. The distinction between each game is done on the decklist file by giving it the proper extension: .mtg for Magic: the Gathering, .pkm for Pokemon, .hex for Hex;
(2) support for EDH decklists (Magic: the Gathering): make the display more comfortable for 100 card, singletong decks.
Finally, I would like to thank the community for its incredible feedback and support. What started as a small pet project for myself quickly blew up and is now being posted here on GitHub. It feels both awesome and surreal!
** Run the script (Beta version)
From the command prompt:
python StackIt.py decklist.dec
The decklist name does not really matter in the Beta version, as long as the extension does not exceed 3 characters (.dec, .mtg or other). The output file will be an image file named 'decklist.png'.
** Sample input decklist format
The decklist file should look like this:
4 / Gifts Ungiven /
4 / Pyretic Ritual /
...
The separation ' / ' is necessary in the current Beta version to match the coded parsing method. This can (should?) eventually be improved on. The user can request a specific card art by adding the 3 letter code of the corresponding set - e.g. KLD for Kaladesh.
To test the Beta version, the decklist StressTest1.dec is provided.