Text to Handwriting Converter
This utility converts digital text into an image that resembles handwriting using the pywhatkit library. It's a fun tool for generating handwritten-style notes or documents from typed text.
Modules Used:
pywhatkit: A library with various automation features, including text-to-handwriting conversion.- argparse: To handle command-line arguments.
Installation
pip install pywhatkitThe Code
Save this as handwriting.py.
import pywhatkit
import argparse
import os
import sys
def convert_to_handwriting(text, output_file, color):
try:
print(f"Converting text to handwriting...")
# Parse RGB color
try:
rgb = tuple(map(int, color.split(',')))
if len(rgb) != 3:
raise ValueError
except ValueError:
print("Error: Color must be in R,G,B format (e.g., 0,0,0)")
return
# Convert
# save_to: Path to save the image
# rgb: Color of the handwriting in (R, G, B) format
pywhatkit.text_to_handwriting(text, save_to=output_file, rgb=rgb)
print(f"Success! Image saved to '{output_file}'")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Text to Handwriting Converter")
parser.add_argument("input", help="Text to convert OR path to a text file")
parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", default="handwriting.png", help="Output image filename (default: handwriting.png)")
parser.add_argument("--color", default="0,0,138", help="RGB Color (default: 0,0,138 for dark blue)")
args = parser.parse_args()
# Check if input is a file path
text_data = args.input
if os.path.isfile(args.input):
try:
with open(args.input, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
text_data = f.read()
print(f"Read content from file: {args.input}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error reading file: {e}")
sys.exit(1)
convert_to_handwriting(text_data, args.output, args.color)Usage
# Convert a simple string
python handwriting.py "Hello, this is handwritten text."
# Convert a text file and save as blue text
python handwriting.py notes.txt --output my_notes.png --color 0,0,255