Microsoft Paint Automation

Automatically draw an image in Microsoft Paint
Pick an image and this program will recreate that image using Microsoft Paint.

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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. Usage
4. Contributing
5. License

About The Project

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Built With

• Python
• PyAutoGUI
• Pillow

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/CampAsAChamp/msPaintAutomation.git

2. Create virtual environment

   python -m venv .venv 

3. Activate virtual environment

   source ./venv/Scripts/Activate

4. Download dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

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Usage

1. Change Image Path in code to your image

   18    image_file = 'C:\\Users\\Nick\\Pictures\\logo.jpg' # Change the path to the path to your image

2. Start Microsoft Paint in the background
3. Run this program (with the image_path variable replaced to your own), and switch to Microsoft Paint within 5 seconds of starting
4. Put cursor in the top left corner of the drawing canvas
5. Wait until finished (can take up to 10 minutes)
6. If you want it to stop press CTRL + ALT + DEL and put your mouse in the top left corner of the screen

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Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

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