How to use simple-icons python wrapper

[nhtnhan]

Hi, I'm trying to use the python wrapper for simple-icons from pypi simple-icons 0.1.0
. I already installed it but couldn't find any references/documentation on how to use it. In detail, I'm hoping to use it for searching icons existing in simple-icons repo.

I would really appreciate any help!

[ericcornelissen]

Hi @nhtnhan 👋 Unfortunately the Python wrapper is not officially provided by us, instead it's a third-party package developed by @vigonotion. I myself have never tried it, and nor has any of the other @simple-icons/maintainers I think, so I'm afraid we cannot be of any help to you.

The pypi page links to the simple-icons fork of @vigonotion, unless they responds here you're probably better of opening an issue there 🙂

[nhtnhan]

Hi, I see 😅. Thank you for your quick response! I'll look into those 🙂

[vigonotion]

Hi, yes that's my project. That library is under development and not working at all yet. I want to use it to improve the hass-simpleicons project. Unfortunately, I cannot give you an ETA for the release of that library, I don't currently have time to develop that library.

If you are a programmer yourself, you can help me develop that library if you like, PRs welcome 🤗

[nhtnhan]

For sure, I will look into it and see what I can do!💪

[fbernhart]

Maybe I could help out as well. I'm quite familiar with Python and one of the Simple Icons maintainers. :)

[fbernhart]

@nhtnhan Have you already looked at https://pypi.org/project/simpleicons (source code is here: https://github.com/xCloudzx/simpleicons)? Seems like it's another recently developed Python wrapper for Simple Icons, which already (kind of) works and has some basic features. I just quickly tested it.

@xCloudzx has developed it. And maybe all of you (including @vigonotion) can work together on it? 😊

[sachinraja]

Looking into updating it right now. I'm attempting to stay true to the API. Random, unfixable pylance errors are getting annoying though 😅.

[sachinraja]

I've finished updating my package (simpleicons). Also repo here. It utilizes the same tricks that the JS package does by generating (.py) files. I think you will find that it stays quite close to the API in this package. The documentation is also very similar (it's all in the README).

[service-paradis]

Good job @xCloudzx, feel free to add it in Simple Icons Readme if you want!

[sachinraja]

I'll definitely send in a PR, thank you!

[fbernhart]

Already looks promising so far! 👍🏼 But there are two things that might need improvement in my opinion. I'll open an issue in your repo. :)