#!/usr/bin/python -tt
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0


"""A Python program to output phonetic names for each letter in an input statement.
Try running this program from the command line like this:
  python phonetic.py
  python phonetic.py YHF
That should print:
  Whiskey Tango Foxtrot -or- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
"""

import sys
import re

# Define a main() function that prints the phonetic alpha.
def main():
  # Get the name from the command line, using 'WTF' as a fallback.
  if len(sys.argv) >= 2:
    name = str.upper(sys.argv[1])
  else:
    name = 'WTF'
  #Initialize some variables to help with the translation.
  i = 0
  j = open('table.txt', 'rU')
  final = ''
  entries = re.split("\n",j.read())
  #Replace each letter and print its phonetic alpha.
  while i < len(name):
    for line in entries:
      match = re.match(r'(%s)\t(\w+)' % (name[i]), line)
      if match:
        final = final + ' ' + match.group(2)
    i = i + 1
  print str.strip(final)

# This is the standard boilerplate that calls the main() function.
if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()