pmatrix

pmatrix is a cmatrix clone written in Python. It creates the falling text display.

Installation (using pip)

The easiest and best way to install pmatrix is using pip.

1. If you don't have pip installed, use your package manager to install the package python-pip. For Debian based systems the command to use would be $ sudo apt-get install python-pip.
2. Next, use pip to install pmatrix. $ pip install pmatrix

Installation (from source)

Installing pmatrix is easy. It is worth noting that this package will only work on *nix systems. This is because the Python curses module responsible for terminal control is currently only supported on *nix systems. With that in mind, if you're running a *nix system, you can follow these steps:

1. Get the source. $ git clone https://github.com/jce-devel/pmatrix
2. Enter the source directory. $ cd pmatrix
3. If you don't have sudo installed/configured, execute setup.py as the root user. $ su && python setup.py install
4. if you have sudo installed, log in as a sudoer and execute the setup.py file with sudo. $ sudo setup.py install
5. Done! It should now be a simple case of executing $ pmatrix in your favorite terminal emulator.

pmatrix in Action

pmatrix --help

pmatrix -f red

pmatrix -f white -b black

pmatrix -p 1

TODO

• Work on efficiency. You will always have to expect some overhead with Python and accept the fact that pmatrix will never be as fast as cmatrix.
• Parallelize loops (if possible).