#!/usr/bin/env python3 # originally from here: https://cgit.pacien.net/desktop-utilities/ import sys alphabet = { "nato": { "A": "Alfa", # No idea why this is not just 'Alpha' .. "B": "Bravo", "C": "Charlie", "D": "Delta", "E": "Echo", "F": "Foxtrot", "G": "Golf", "H": "Hotel", "I": "India", "J": "Juliett", "K": "Kilo", "L": "Lima", "M": "Mike", "N": "November", "O": "Oscar", "P": "Papa", "Q": "Quebec", "R": "Romeo", "S": "Sierra", "T": "Tango", "U": "Uniform", "V": "Victor", "W": "Whiskey", "X": "X-ray", "Y": "Yankee", "Z": "Zulu", "0": "Nadazero", "1": "Unaone", "2": "Bissotwo", "3": "Terrathree", "4": "Kartefour", "5": "Pantafive", "6": "Soxisix", "7": "Setteseven", "8": "Oktoeight", "9": "Novenine", ",": "Comma", "/": "Forward slash", ".": "Stop/Decimal", }, "german": { "A": "Aachen", "Ä": "Umlaut Aachen", "B": "Berlin", "C": "Chemnitz", "D": "Düsseldorf", "E": "Essen", "F": "Frankfurt", "G": "Goslar", "H": "Hamburg", "I": "Ingelheim", "J": "Jena", "K": "Köln", "L": "Leipzig", "M": "München", "N": "Nürnberg", "O": "Offenbach", "Ö": "Umlaut Offenbach", "P": "Potsdam", "Q": "Quickborn", "R": "Rostock", "S": "Salzwedel", "ẞ": "Eszett", "T": "Tübingen", "U": "Unna", "Ü": "Umlaut Unna", "V": "Völklingen", "W": "Wuppertal", "X": "Xanten", "Y": "Ypsilon", "Z": "Zwickau", }, } def str_to_telephony(phrase, language): language_alphabet = alphabet[language] return [ language_alphabet[c] if c in language_alphabet else c for c in phrase.upper() ] language = sys.argv[1] if language not in ["nato", "german"]: print( f"Langugae '{language}' is not a valid language, only 'nato' and 'german' are!", file=sys.stderr, ) exit(1) print( "\n".join( str_to_telephony( " ".join(sys.argv[2:]), language, ) ) )