donnemartin/gitsome

Support native iTerm 2 images

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#17 opened on May 10, 2016

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Description

The iTerm 2 beta natively supports displaying images. I would like to suggest supporting this as an alternative to Pillow.

If it helps with implementation, here's a script using it: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnachman/iTerm2/master/tests/imgcat

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Tech stack
pythonshell
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
PythonTerminal escape codes
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
The issue requests adding native iTerm2 image support to gitsome. A reference script (imgcat) is provided, which uses proprietary escape sequences. Investigation should focus on how gitsome currently handles output (likely using Python's print or curses) and how to integrate the escape sequences for image display. The repository's only comment and single reaction suggest interest but no prior work. Examine the gitsome codebase for any existing image display functions or candidate locations to add the feature.