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Generate a macOS color palette (.clr) for the Xterm 256 colors.
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xterm-256-colors.py
import Cocoa
XTERM_256_COLORS: list[str] = [
"000000",
"800000",
"008000",
"808000",
"000080",
"800080",
"008080",
"c0c0c0",
"808080",
"ff0000",
"00ff00",
"ffff00",
"0000ff",
"ff00ff",
"00ffff",
"ffffff",
"000000",
"00005f",
"000087",
"0000af",
"0000d7",
"0000ff",
"005f00",
"005f5f",
"005f87",
"005faf",
"005fd7",
"005fff",
"008700",
"00875f",
"008787",
"0087af",
"0087d7",
"0087ff",
"00af00",
"00af5f",
"00af87",
"00afaf",
"00afd7",
"00afff",
"00d700",
"00d75f",
"00d787",
"00d7af",
"00d7d7",
"00d7ff",
"00ff00",
"00ff5f",
"00ff87",
"00ffaf",
"00ffd7",
"00ffff",
"5f0000",
"5f005f",
"5f0087",
"5f00af",
"5f00d7",
"5f00ff",
"5f5f00",
"5f5f5f",
"5f5f87",
"5f5faf",
"5f5fd7",
"5f5fff",
"5f8700",
"5f875f",
"5f8787",
"5f87af",
"5f87d7",
"5f87ff",
"5faf00",
"5faf5f",
"5faf87",
"5fafaf",
"5fafd7",
"5fafff",
"5fd700",
"5fd75f",
"5fd787",
"5fd7af",
"5fd7d7",
"5fd7ff",
"5fff00",
"5fff5f",
"5fff87",
"5fffaf",
"5fffd7",
"5fffff",
"870000",
"87005f",
"870087",
"8700af",
"8700d7",
"8700ff",
"875f00",
"875f5f",
"875f87",
"875faf",
"875fd7",
"875fff",
"878700",
"87875f",
"878787",
"8787af",
"8787d7",
"8787ff",
"87af00",
"87af5f",
"87af87",
"87afaf",
"87afd7",
"87afff",
"87d700",
"87d75f",
"87d787",
"87d7af",
"87d7d7",
"87d7ff",
"87ff00",
"87ff5f",
"87ff87",
"87ffaf",
"87ffd7",
"87ffff",
"af0000",
"af005f",
"af0087",
"af00af",
"af00d7",
"af00ff",
"af5f00",
"af5f5f",
"af5f87",
"af5faf",
"af5fd7",
"af5fff",
"af8700",
"af875f",
"af8787",
"af87af",
"af87d7",
"af87ff",
"afaf00",
"afaf5f",
"afaf87",
"afafaf",
"afafd7",
"afafff",
"afd700",
"afd75f",
"afd787",
"afd7af",
"afd7d7",
"afd7ff",
"afff00",
"afff5f",
"afff87",
"afffaf",
"afffd7",
"afffff",
"d70000",
"d7005f",
"d70087",
"d700af",
"d700d7",
"d700ff",
"d75f00",
"d75f5f",
"d75f87",
"d75faf",
"d75fd7",
"d75fff",
"d78700",
"d7875f",
"d78787",
"d787af",
"d787d7",
"d787ff",
"d7af00",
"d7af5f",
"d7af87",
"d7afaf",
"d7afd7",
"d7afff",
"d7d700",
"d7d75f",
"d7d787",
"d7d7af",
"d7d7d7",
"d7d7ff",
"d7ff00",
"d7ff5f",
"d7ff87",
"d7ffaf",
"d7ffd7",
"d7ffff",
"ff0000",
"ff005f",
"ff0087",
"ff00af",
"ff00d7",
"ff00ff",
"ff5f00",
"ff5f5f",
"ff5f87",
"ff5faf",
"ff5fd7",
"ff5fff",
"ff8700",
"ff875f",
"ff8787",
"ff87af",
"ff87d7",
"ff87ff",
"ffaf00",
"ffaf5f",
"ffaf87",
"ffafaf",
"ffafd7",
"ffafff",
"ffd700",
"ffd75f",
"ffd787",
"ffd7af",
"ffd7d7",
"ffd7ff",
"ffff00",
"ffff5f",
"ffff87",
"ffffaf",
"ffffd7",
"ffffff",
"080808",
"121212",
"1c1c1c",
"262626",
"303030",
"3a3a3a",
"444444",
"4e4e4e",
"585858",
"606060",
"666666",
"767676",
"808080",
"8a8a8a",
"949494",
"9e9e9e",
"a8a8a8",
"b2b2b2",
"bcbcbc",
"c6c6c6",
"d0d0d0",
"dadada",
"e4e4e4",
"eeeeee",
]
def hex2rgb(hex: str) -> tuple[float, float, float]:
return tuple(int(hex[index : index + 2], 16) / 256 for index in (0, 2, 4))
def hex2rgba(hex: str) -> tuple[float, float, float, float]:
return (*hex2rgb(hex), 1.0)
def hex2nscolor(hex: str) -> Cocoa.NSColor:
return Cocoa.NSColor.colorWithRed_green_blue_alpha_(*hex2rgba(hex))
if __name__ == "__main__":
color_list = Cocoa.NSColorList.alloc().initWithName_("Xterm 256 Colors")
for index, hex in enumerate(XTERM_256_COLORS):
color = hex2nscolor(hex)
color_list.setColor_forKey_(color, str(index))
color_url = Cocoa.NSURL.alloc().initFileURLWithPath_(
__file__.replace(".py", ".clr")
)
color_list.writeToURL_error_(color_url, None)
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kourbou commented Sep 27, 2023 •
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$ python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
$ python -m pip install pyobjc-core pyobjc-framework-cocoa
$ python xterm-256-colors.py

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