Greek Key Meander Generator

This Python script generates Greek key meander patterns as SVG and PNG images.

Examples

Rectangle

Circle

Description

The script uses the drawsvg library to create the pattern and cairosvg to convert it to a PNG image. The pattern's dimensions, colors, and other properties can be customized through command-line arguments.

Installation

You can install the package from PyPI:

pip install greek_meander

This will also install the required dependencies: drawsvg and cairosvg.

Or you can install via pip the two packages above then run the script meander.py directly.

Usage

The script can be run from the command line with different subcommands to generate various types of meander patterns.

General Options

These options apply to all pattern types:

Argument	Type	Default	Description
--stroke-width	float	2.0	Line thickness in pixels.
--stroke-color	str	'#AB8E0E'	Line color (name, hex, or RGB).
--stroke-opacity	float	0.7	Line transparency (0.0 to 1.0).
--border-margin	int	1	The margin of borders.
--file	str	'meander'	Output filename for SVG and PNG.

N.B. you need to have general options before rect or circle subcommand, followed by subcommand specific options.

Rectangle Pattern

To generate a rectangular meander pattern, use the rect subcommand.

meander rect [options]

Rectangle Options

Argument	Type	Default	Description
--size	int	10	Size of the pattern unit.
--width	int	16	Number of patterns horizontally.
--height	int	9	Number of patterns vertically.

Rectangle Example

To run the python script directly

python meander.py --stroke-color "#AB8E0E" --stroke-opacity 0.7 rect --width 24 --height 13 --size 10

Or if you installed greak_meander

meander --stroke-color "#AB8E0E" --stroke-opacity 0.7 rect --width 24 --height 13 --size 10

Circle Pattern

To generate a circular meander pattern, use the circle subcommand.

meander circle [options]

Circle Options

Argument	Type	Default	Description
--pattern-count	int	30	Number of patterns in the circle.
--radius	int	300	The radius of the circle.

Circle Example

To run the python script directly

python meander.py --stroke-color green --file images/meander_circle circle

Or if you installed greak_meander

meander --stroke-color green --file images/meander_circle circle

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.