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ColorpaletteConverter

Export colorpalettes in Python to the MacOS color helper.

MacOS color helper

Install

pip install colorpaletteconverter

Note: MacOS only

Usage

import colorpaletteconverter as cv

# Create the palette, named "MyPythonPalette"
mypalette = cv.Palette("MyPythonPalette")

# Add a color using a key e.g. "White" and color described by (r, g, b, a)
mypalette.add_color((1,1,1,1), "White")
mypalette.add_color((1,0,0,1), "Red")
mypalette.add_color((0,1,0,1), "Green")
mypalette.add_color((0,0,1,1), "Blue")
mypalette.add_color((0,0,1,0.5), "Translucent blue")

# Save it to the default location. This will make it visible in the MacOS color palette.
mypalette.save()

# To save it to an alternative location
mypalette.save("mypalette.clr")

More examples in the tutorial notebook.

Use cases

This package helps to convert color palettes from for example Matplotlib or Seaborn, or your custom generated color palettes to the MacOS Color helper.

The colors can be used in application like Apple Pages, Apple Keynote, Apple Numbers, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint and more.

Example in Apple Pages

Used packages