basic lettering (#344)

Can handle multiple lines of text and routes the stitching in alternating directions on each line.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/utils/__init__.py b/lib/utils/__init__.py
index 78d037f1..a6ae4374 100644
--- a/lib/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/utils/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ from cache import cache
 from io import *
 from inkscape import *
 from paths import *
+from string import *
diff --git a/lib/utils/string.py b/lib/utils/string.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7839f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/string.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+def string_to_floats(string, delimiter=","):
+    """Convert a string of delimiter-separated floats into a list of floats."""
+
+    floats = string.split(delimiter)
+    return [float(num) for num in floats]