How to condense large ascii art from a file python3

Question

I have looked for a solution to this problem for some time, and I do not think it is possible to do what I want.

I have a file containing large ascii art (100+ lines long each picture), and I was wondering if I could print each pic. to the console in only a couple lines (for an arbitrary number, let's say 5). I am using python3.

Edit: Here is an example of what I want to print to the console (color doesn't matter): Reese's Example v2

Is there a way I can print the above image to the console and have it remain that size in the console? It has about 100 lines of ascii text.

Thanks!

Answer 1

art = '''
                 ***          ***
              ***....**     **...***
             **........** **.......**
      ***    **..........*.........**    ***
   **.....**  **..................**  **.....**
 **.........**  **..............**  **.........**
*..............*   *..........*   *..............*
 **..............*   *......*   *..............**
   **..............** *....* **..............**
     *......................................*
   **..............**........**..............**
 **..............*    *....*    *..............**
*..............*      *....*      *..............*
 **.........**        *....*        **.........**
   **.....**         *....*           **.....**
      ***          **....*               ***
                 ** * * *
'''.splitlines()
for line in art[::len(art)//5]:
    print(line[::len(art)//5])

The results:

     ...**..*
 ...* .....**...*
 *..... .**....*
 .....  .* .....*
 *..   *.    *.*