Image Evolution Script

Argparse Args

• fileIn: (required) Image to evolve

• fileOut: (required) Target to evolve towards "environment"

• kernel (-k): Adjacent pixels checked

  • k9: default

  -1	0	+1
  X	X	X
  X	p	X
  X	X	X

  • k21:

  -2	-1	0	+1	+2
  	X	X	X
  X	X	X	X	X
  X	X	p	X	X
  X	X	X	X	X
  	X	X	X

  • k35:

  -3	-2	-1	0	+1	+2	+3
  		X	X	X
  	X	X	X	X	X
  X	X	X	X	X	X	X
  X	X	X	p	X	X	X
  X	X	X	X	X	X	X
  	X	X	X	X	X
  		X	X	X

• method (-m): Way of selecting genitors/children

  • std: default

• sigma (-s): Rate of random mutations

  • float value
  • 0.1: default

• generations (-g): Number of generations to evolve

  • int value
  • 8: default

• output (-o): Export .gif animation, or individual frames as images

  • gif: full animation as .gif default
  • png: individual frames as images

Example

trex.png

chic.png

$ python3 evo.py "trex.png" "chic.png"

animation.gif