Lesson 7.1: ASCII Art Generators

Today’s Goals

• Use loops and strings to create ASCII art
• Practice printing patterns
• Begin creative coding in Python

Warm-Up Question

• What symbols or characters would you use to draw with text?

ASCII Art Basics

• ASCII art uses characters to form images
• Example characters: *, #, @, -

Simple Example

for i in range(5):
    print("*" * i)

Output:

*
**
***
****

Another Example

for i in range(5, 0, -1):
    print("#" * i)

Output:

#####
####
###
##
#

Class Practice

• Try making a triangle with @
• Try making a diamond shape with *

Student Challenge

• Create an ASCII art generator that asks the user for:

  • A character
  • A height

• Print a pyramid with those choices

Wrap-Up

• ASCII art is a fun way to use loops and strings
• Next time: We’ll create story randomizers