Python Morse code generator. Runs on all versions of Python.

Morse code.py

# Copyright (c) 2017 Marco Aceti <dev@marcoaceti.it>
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from __future__ import print_function
import string

MORSE_CODE = {
    "a": ".-",
    "b": "-...",
    "c": "-.-.",
    "d": "-..",
    "e": ".",
    "f": "..-.",
    "g": "--.",
    "h": "....",
    "i": "..",
    "j": ".---",
    "k": "-.-",
    "l": ".-..",
    "m": "--",
    "n": "-.",
    "o": "---",
    "p": ".--.",
    "q": "--.-",
    "r": ".-.",
    "s": "...",
    "t": "-",
    "u": "..-",
    "v": "...-",
    "w": ".--",
    "x": "-..-",
    "y": "-.---",
    "z": "--..",
    " ": " "
}


def getCode(character):
    character = character.lower()
    if character not in ([s for s in string.ascii_lowercase] + [" "]):
        return "X"
    
    return MORSE_CODE[character]


def main():
    running = True
    while running:
        userInput = input("Please enter a phrase to convert to morse code or type e to quit: ")
        if userInput == "e":
            running = False
            return

        morseCode = ""
        for i in userInput:
            result = getCode(i)
            print(result if result else ' ', end="")

        print()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()