#!/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 phonetic2.py
  python phonetic2.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():
  # First, define the dictionary:
  dict = {}
  dict['A'] = 'Alpha'
  dict['B'] = 'Bravo'
  dict['C'] = 'Charlie'
  dict['D'] = 'Delta'
  dict['E'] = 'Echo'
  dict['F'] = 'Foxtrot'
  dict['G'] = 'Golf'
  dict['H'] = 'Hotel'
  dict['I'] = 'India'
  dict['J'] = 'Juliet'
  dict['K'] = 'Kilo'
  dict['L'] = 'Lima'
  dict['M'] = 'Mike'
  dict['N'] = 'November'
  dict['O'] = 'Oscar'
  dict['P'] = 'Papa'
  dict['Q'] = 'Quebec'
  dict['R'] = 'Romeo'
  dict['S'] = 'Sierra'
  dict['T'] = 'Tango'
  dict['U'] = 'Uniform'
  dict['V'] = 'Victor'
  dict['W'] = 'Whiskey'
  dict['X'] = 'X-Ray'
  dict['Y'] = 'Yankee'
  dict['Z'] = 'Zulu'
  # 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
  final = ''
  #Replace each letter and print its phonetic alpha.
  while i < len(name):
    final = final + ' ' + dict[name[i]]
    i = i + 1
  print name + " --> " + str.strip(final)

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