Python - "The Matrix" in your terminal

Linux console program in Python, that scrolls binary numbers vertically in your terminal. Inspired by the movie: The Matrix

a screenshot:

in action:

the Code:

	""""Create "The Matrix" of binary numbers scrolling vertically in your terminal.
	original code adapted from juancarlospaco:
	- http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10306676
	Inspired by the movie: The Matrix
	- Corey Goldberg (2013)
	Requires:
	- Linux
	- Python 2.7 or 3+
	"""
	import fcntl
	import time
	import random
	import struct
	import sys
	import termios
	class message(str):
	def __new__(cls, text, speed):
	self = super(message, cls).__new__(cls, text)
	self.speed = speed
	self.y = -1 * len(text)
	self.x = random.randint(0, display().width)
	self.skip = 0
	return self
	def move(self):
	if self.speed > self.skip:
	self.skip += 1
	else:
	self.skip = 0
	self.y += 1
	class display(list):
	def __init__(self):
	self.height, self.width = struct.unpack('hh', fcntl.ioctl(1, termios.TIOCGWINSZ, '1234'))
	self[:] = [' ' for y in range(self.height) for x in range(self.width)]
	def set_vertical(self, x, y, string):
	string = string[::-1]
	if x < 0:
	x = 80 + x
	if x >= self.width:
	x = self.width - 1
	if y < 0:
	string = string[abs(y):]
	y = 0
	if y + len(string) > self.height:
	string = string[0:self.height - y]
	if y >= self.height:
	return
	start = y * self.width + x
	length = self.width * (y + len(string))
	step = self.width
	self[start:length:step] = string
	def __str__(self):
	return ''.join(self)
	def matrix(iterations, sleep_time=.08):
	messages = []
	d = display()
	for _ in range(iterations):
	messages.append(message('10' * 16, random.randint(1, 5)))
	for text in messages:
	d.set_vertical(text.x, text.y, text)
	text.move()
	sys.stdout.write('\033[1m\033[32m%s\033[0m\r' % d)
	sys.stdout.flush()
	time.sleep(sleep_time)
	if __name__ == '__main__':
	while True:
	try:
	matrix(150)
	except KeyboardInterrupt:
	sys.stdout.write('\n\033[1m\033[32m=== Matrix Stopped ====\033[0m\n')
	sys.exit()

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