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willmeyers/window-art

A minimal Python library for live coding visual scenes using desktop windows.

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MIT License
Updated 1/20/2026

README.md

window-art

A minimal Python library for live coding visual scenes using desktop windows.

window-art demo

Installation

pip install window-art

Quick Start

import window_art as wa

with wa.run():
    win = wa.window(100, 100, 200, 200, color="coral")
    wa.move(win, 500, 300, duration=2.0, ease="ease_out")
    wa.wait(1)

Examples

import window_art as wa

with wa.run():
    # Create windows
    win = wa.window(100, 100, 200, 200, color="red")

    # Animate
    wa.move(win, 500, 300, duration=1.0)
    wa.fade(win, 0.5, duration=0.5)
    wa.color_to(win, "blue", duration=0.5)

    # Display media
    img = wa.window(400, 100, 300, 200, image="photo.jpg")
    vid = wa.window(400, 350, 300, 200, video="movie.mp4")

    # Text
    txt = wa.window(100, 400, 200, 50, text="Hello!", font_size=32)

    wa.wait(3)