Word cloud generators

Python Wordcloud

• Docs
• Github

Install

sudo apt install python3-wordcloud

or

pipx install wordcloud

Usage

Add - to default regex to include words like high-availability

wordcloud_cli
  --imagefile IT_Kenntnisse_Hinrichsmeyer.png
  --text kenntnisse-cloud.txt
  --mask thorsten-outline.white.png
  --background white
  --contour_width 1
  --height 800
  --width 600
  --regex "(?:\w[\w'-]+)"

• PIL / Pillow color reference for --background option

• mathplotlib colorcode reference for --colormap option

Issues

• SVG images don't have any contour lines
• Add option to create SVG image with wordcloud_cli

Online generators

• wortwolken.com
• Now requires a CSV file