LeoScott1203 jpgTOtxt - https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/9pmw4k/the_code_for_the_image_to_text_program/

jpgTOtxt.py

from PIL import Image
from bisect import bisect


def main():
  gscale = {8:'@', 7:'#', 6:'£', 5:'=', 4: '+', 3: '|', 2: ':', 1: '.', 0: ' '}
  bounds = [32,64,96,128,160,192,224]
  txt = ""

  jpegFilename = input('enter jpg file path: ')
  txtFilename = input('enter path for new txt file: ')
  pixelToCharacterScale = float(input('enter pixel to character scale: '))

  jpeg = Image.open(jpegFilename)
  jpeg.convert(mode = 'L')

  loadedJpeg = jpeg.load()

  w = jpeg.size[0]
  h = jpeg.size[1]

  with open(txtFilename, 'w') as newTxtFile:
    for i in range(0,h):
      if i % pixelToCharacterScale == 0:
        for j in range (0,w):
          if j % pixelToCharacterScale == 0:
              brightness = loadedJpeg[j,i]
              brightness = 250 - brightness[0]
              index = bisect(bounds,brightness)
              chosenChar = gscale[index]
              txt = txt + chosenChar
        txt = txt + "\n"
    newTxtFile.write(txt)

if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()