data-workers-publication/create_cover.py

from functions import insert_linebreaks, language

# txt art
# unicode art
# plainpatterns
# plaintxtfun

covers = {
	'en': {
		'data_workers' : {
			'subject' : 'data workers',
			'action' : 'write, perform, clean, inform, read and learn'
		},
		'writers' : {
			'subject' : 'writers',
			'action' : 'write'
		},
		'oracles' : {
			'subject' : 'oracles',
			'action' : 'predict'
		},
		'cleaners' : {
			'subject' : 'cleaners',
			'action' : 'clean'
		},
		'informants' : {
			'subject' : 'informants',
			'action' : 'inform'
		},
		'readers' : {
			'subject' : 'readers',
			'action' : 'read'
		},
		'learners' : {
			'subject' : 'learners',
			'action' : 'learn'
		}
	},
	'fr' : {
		'data_workers' : {
			'subject' : 'data workers',
			'action' : 'write, perform, clean, inform, read and learn'
		},
		'écrivains' : {
			'subject' : 'writers',
			'action' : 'write'
		},
		'oracles' : {
			'subject' : 'oracles',
			'action' : 'predict'
		},
		'nettoyeurs' : {
			'subject' : 'cleaners',
			'action' : 'clean'
		},
		'informateurs' : {
			'subject' : 'informants',
			'action' : 'inform'
		},
		'lecteurs' : {
			'subject' : 'readers',
			'action' : 'read'
		},
		'apprenants' : {
			'subject' : 'learners',
			'action' : 'learn'
		}
	},
	'fr.bak' : {
		'data_workers' : {
			'subject' : 'data workers',
			'action' : 'écrire, exécuter, nettoyer, informer, lire et apprendre'
		},
		'écrivains' : {
			'subject' : 'écrivains',
			'action' : 'écrire'
		},
		'oracles' : {
			'subject' : 'oracles',
			'action' : 'exécuter'
		},
		'nettoyeurs' : {
			'subject' : 'nettoyeurs',
			'action' : 'nettoyer'
		},
		'informateurs' : {
			'subject' : 'informateurs',
			'action' : 'informer'
		},
		'lecteurs' : {
			'subject' : 'lecteurs',
			'action' : 'lire'
		},
		'apprenants' : {
			'subject' : 'apprenants',
			'action' : 'apprendre'
		}
	}
}

cover_bottom_en = '''


    What 
         can
  humans learn from humans
  humans learn with machines
machines learn from machines
machines learn with humans 
  humans learn from machines
machines learn with machines
machines learn from humans 
  humans learn with humans 
  ?            ?    ?

Data Workers, an exhibition at the Mundaneum in Mons from 28 March until 28 April 2019.'''

cover_bottom_fr = '''


    What 
         can
  humans learn from humans
  humans learn with machines
machines learn from machines
machines learn with humans 
  humans learn from machines
machines learn with machines
machines learn from humans 
  humans learn with humans 
  ?            ?    ?

Data Workers, une exposition au Mundaneum à Mons du 28 mars au 28 avril 2019.'''

def create_cover(zone, language, steps=1):

	linewidth = 110
	lines_per_page = 70
	maximum = 100

	subject = covers[language][zone]['subject']
	action = covers[language][zone]['action']

	tmp = ''

	for i in range(2, maximum):
		tmp += subject
		tmp += ' '
		tmp += action
		tmp += ' ' * steps * i # spaces

	for i in reversed(range(maximum)):
		tmp += subject
		tmp += ' '
		tmp += action
		tmp += ' ' * steps * i # spaces

	out = insert_linebreaks(tmp, linewidth)

	# insert bottom text only on the main cover
	if 'data_workers' in zone:
		if language == 'en':
			out = '\n'.join(out.split('\n')[:lines_per_page-15]) # select the lines to fill one page
			out += cover_bottom_en
		else:
			out = '\n'.join(out.split('\n')[:lines_per_page-15]) # select the lines to fill one page
			out += cover_bottom_fr
	else:
		out = '\n'.join(out.split('\n')[:lines_per_page]) # select the lines to fill one page
	return out + '\n'

# print(create_cover(zone, steps=1))