printEngine.py

class Window:
    def __init__(self, width, height, bg=" ", normalize = False):
        self.bg = bg
        self.normalize = normalize
        self.createMemory(width, height)
        
    # clear memory and create new
    def createMemory(self, width, height):
        self.width = width
        self.height = height

        try:
            del self.memory
        except AttributeError:
            pass

        for i in range(self.height):
            self.memory = [[self.bg for i in range(width)] for j in range(height)]

    # clear all
    def clear(self):
        for i in range(self.height):
            for j in range(self.width):
                self.memory[i][j] = self.bg

    # x = start X, y = start Y
    def write(self, string, x=0, y=0, way="x"):
        if (way == "x"):
            for i in range(len(string)):
                self.memory[y][x+i] = string[i]
        elif (way == "y"):
            for i in range(len(string)):
                self.memory[y+i][x] = string[i]
        else:
            raise Exception("unknown way")

    # draw from list
    def draw(self, stringList, x=0, y=0, skip=" "):
        for i in range(len(stringList)):
            for j in range(len(stringList[i])):
                if (stringList[i][j] == skip):
                    pass
                else:
                    self.memory[y+i][x+j] = stringList[i][j]

    # draw square
    def square(self, x=0, y=0, width=1, height=1, border="▓", filler=""):
        if (filler == ""):
            for i in range(width):
                self.memory[y][x+i] = border
                self.memory[y-1+height][x+i] = border

            for i in range(height):
                self.memory[y+i][x] = border
                self.memory[y+i][x-1+width] = border

        else:
            for i in range(width):
                self.memory[y][x+i] = border

            for i in range(1, height-1):
                self.memory[y+i][x] = border
                for j in range(1, width-1):
                    self.memory[y+i][x+j] = filler
                self.memory[y+i][x+width-1] = border

            for i in range(width):
                self.memory[y+height-1][x+i] = border

    # upload memory from another window
    def upload(self, windowMemory, x=0, y=0):
        windowWidth = len(windowMemory[0])
        windowHeight = len(windowMemory)

        for i in range(windowHeight):
            for j in range(windowWidth):
                self.memory[y+i][x+j] = windowMemory[i][j]

    # print all
    def flush(self):
        if (self.normalize == False):
            for i in range(self.height):
                print("".join(self.memory[i]))
        else:
            for i in range(self.height):
                for j in range(self.width):
                    print(self.memory[i][j]+" ", end="")
                print()