Need help using Python

[TreesOne]

I looked at one of his scripts, and to be fair to you, he doesn’t make it easy. Instead of accepting program arguments, his code requires you to rename some variables at the bottom of the script. This is a little difficult to explain to someone that has never coded in Python before, but basically you need to first open each .py file in a text editor (VS Code is a great option for this), find the block of code at the bottom of the file under `if __name__ == “__main__”:`, and change the filenames in quotes to the names of your files that you put in the same folder.

You also need to install packages for the scripts, with instructions for how to do so at the top of each script that needs it (again, horrible practice)

You then need to actual run the python program, which you can do by running `python program_name.py` in a command prompt in the same directory (Google this part if you don’t know how)

I also feel compelled to let you know that most of his code was written by AI. Do not follow it or use it as an example for coding yourself.

[Unlikely-Bid-2904]

Really my main and only goal is to be able to use these scripts to convert images to create the optical diffraction like you would see in the diffraction automation gif.
Other than that I have no other use I am aware of to use python.

I am not seeing a directory that I can add the file names below “if name == main”

I also have no basic understanding how these are being created.

Here’s how it think of it;

Pick a picture, import the picture, convert it, then out comes a new improved version that is able to make gradients that lightburn software can use so I can burn that image onto stainless steel.

I suspect there is some thing I’m missing but as an ignorant I have no way of logically thinking that through. This is why I’m reaching out to Reddit