# NodeBox

Create visual output with Python programming code
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# Reference | textpath()

Syntax |
    textpath(txt, x, y, width=None, height=1000000)
Description | Works exactly like the text() command, except it returns a path that can be used with drawpath(), beginclip() and endclip() instead of drawing text to the screen.
Returns | a path containing the given text as outlines
Example |
    path = textpath("A shrubbery!", 10, 40)
    beginclip(path)
    image("shrubbery.jpg", 0, 0)
    endclip()