auto define image LiveComposite

    def define_composites(folder_name, image_size, side_image=False):
        base = {}
        mouth = {}
        eyes = {}
        brows = {}
        arms = {}
        hair = {}
        effect = {}
        blank = ""
        sidedict = {}

        for path in renpy.list_files():
            if path.startswith("sprites/" + folder_name):
                filename = path.split("/")[-1]
                filename = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]

                if filename.endswith("base"):
                    base[folder_name + filename[:-4]] = path
                elif filename.startswith("ku"):
                    mouth[filename[2:]] = path
                elif filename.startswith("me"):
                    eyes[filename[2:]] = path
                elif filename.startswith("ma"):
                    brows[filename[2:]] = path
                elif filename.startswith("fx"):
                    effect[filename[2:]] = path
                elif filename.startswith("pose"):
                    arms[filename[4:]] = path
                elif filename.startswith("ka"):
                    hair[filename[2:]] = path
                ### function requires a "none.png" file
                elif filename == "none":
                    blank = path

        effect["x"] = blank
        for x in [mouth, eyes, brows, arms, hair, effect]:
            if len(x) == 0:
                x["x"] = blank

        position = (0, 0)
        for type in base:
            layer0 = (position, base[type])
            for teeth in mouth:
                layer1 = layer0 + (position, mouth[teeth])
                for ball in eyes:
                    layer2 = layer1 + (position, eyes[ball])
                    for brow in brows:
                        layer3 = layer2 + (position, brows[brow])
                        for arm in arms:
                            layer4 = layer3 + (position, arms[arm])
                            for cut in hair:
                                layer5 = layer4 + (position, hair[cut])
                                for shoot in effect:
                                    layers = layer5 + (position, effect[shoot])
                                    shortname = (type, teeth, ball, brow, arm, cut, shoot)
                                    renpy.image(shortname, LiveComposite(image_size, *layers))

                                    if side_image:
                                        shortstr = type + " " + teeth + " " + ball + " " + brow + " " + arm + " " + cut + " " + shoot
                                        sidedict[shortstr] = LiveComposite(image_size, *layers)

        if side_image:
            return sidedict
        #end of define_composites function