add pattern installer script

4 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4beeec2..b98699c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Command line to observe how [Conway's game of life](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/
 `> pip install pygame`
 
 Patterns database can be downloaded [here](www.conwaylife.com/patterns/all.zip), put all files in the [patterns](patterns/) directory.
+Or you can run the `install_patterns.sh` script.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/graphic.py b/graphic.py
index 5fac320..3075e27 100644
--- a/graphic.py
+++ b/graphic.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 from time import sleep, time
-from threading import Thread
 
 import pygame as pg
 from pygame.locals import *
diff --git a/install_patterns.sh b/install_patterns.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9e49fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_patterns.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+mkdir patterns
+curl www.conwaylife.com/patterns/all.zip > patterns/tmp.zip
+cd patterns
+unzip tmp.zip
+rm tmp.zip
+
diff --git a/patterns/.gitkeep b/patterns/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patterns/.gitkeep