Simple script to convert text files to WA (Worms Armageddon) encoded format. For wkTextMacros (https://worms2d.info/WkTextMacros).

wa_character_encoding.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# based on https://github.com/elfoor/armabuddy/blob/master/wa_encoder.py
# char table detailed here: https://worms2d.info/WA_character_table
# pyinstaller exe version:
# https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/863028348351807488/898253659601797190/wa_character_encoding.exe

import os
import argparse

WA_CHAR_TABLE = (
    '\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F'
    '\x22\x26\x27\x3C\x3E\x5C\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
    '\x20\x21\x22\x23\x24\x25\x26\x27\x28\x29\x2A\x2B\x2C\x2D\x2E\x2F'
    '\x30\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x39\x3A\x3B\x3C\x3D\x3E\x3F'
    '\x40\x41\x42\x43\x44\x45\x46\x47\x48\x49\x4A\x4B\x4C\x4D\x4E\x4F'
    '\x50\x51\x52\x53\x54\x55\x56\x57\x58\x59\x5A\x5B\x5C\x5D\x5E\x5F'
    '\x60\x61\x62\x63\x64\x65\x66\x67\x68\x69\x6A\x6B\x6C\x6D\x6E\x6F'
    '\x70\x71\x72\x73\x74\x75\x76\x77\x78\x79\x7A\x7B\x7C\x7D\x7E\x00'
    'БГДЖЗИЙКЛПУФЦЧШЩ'
    'ЪЫЬЭЮ\x00Ябвгджзий\x9F'
    '\xA0\xA1к\xA3\x00лмнптфцчшщъ'
    'ыьэюяŐőŰűĞğŞşİı\xBF'
    '\xC0\xC1\xC2\xC3\xC4\xC5\xC6\xC7\xC8\xC9\xCA\xCB\xCC\xCD\xCE\xCF'
    '\xD0\xD1\xD2\xD3\xD4\xD5\xD6\xD7\xD8\xD9\xDA\xDB\xDC\xDD\xDE\xDF'
    '\xE0\xE1\xE2\xE3\xE4\xE5\xE6\xE7\xE8\xE9\xEA\xEB\xEC\xED\xEE\xEF'
    '\xF0\xF1\xF2\xF3\xF4\xF5\xF6\xF7\xF8\xF9\xFA\xFB\xFC\xFD\xFE\xFF'
)

BYTE_TABLE = ''.join(chr(c) for c in range(256))

DECODE_TABLE = dict(zip(BYTE_TABLE, WA_CHAR_TABLE))
ENCODE_TABLE = dict(zip(WA_CHAR_TABLE, BYTE_TABLE))
TRANS_TABLE = ''.maketrans(
    'аеёорстухАВЕЁМНОРСТХĄąĆćĘꣳŃńŚśŹźŻż',
    'aeëopcтyxABEËMHOPCTXAaCcEeLlNnSsZzZz'
)


def wa_decode(text: bytes):
    return ''.join(map(lambda char: DECODE_TABLE[char], text.decode(encoding='raw_unicode_escape'))).encode()


def wa_encode(text: str):
    return bytes(
        ''.join(map(lambda char: ENCODE_TABLE[char] if char in ENCODE_TABLE else '\x20', text)),
        encoding='raw_unicode_escape')


def wa_translate(text: str):
    return text.translate(TRANS_TABLE)


def getch():
    try:
        import termios
        # If no error, POSIX system. Create and return a getch that manipulates the tty.
        import sys, tty
        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
        old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
        try:
            tty.setraw(fd)
            char = sys.stdin.read(1)
        finally:
            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
        return char.upper()
    except ImportError:
        # Non-POSIX. Return msvcrt's (Windows') getch.
        import msvcrt
        return msvcrt.getch().decode().upper()


def main():
    class ArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
        def error(self, message):
            print('{}: error: {}\n'.format(self.prog, message))
            raise Exception

    parser = ArgumentParser(description='A tool to convert files between unicode and WA (Worms Armageddon) encoding',)
    group = parser.add_argument_group('conversion arguments')
    mxg = group.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
    mxg.add_argument('-w', '--wa', help='Convert the file from unicode into WA encoding.', action='store_true')
    mxg.add_argument('-u', '--unicode', help='Convert the file from WA encoding into unicode.', action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('in_file', help='The path to the file to convert', metavar='FILE')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    if not os.path.isfile(args.in_file):
        parser.error('Specified file does not exist.')

    ret_char = ''
    if not args.wa and not args.unicode:
        print('Press W or U to select desired conversion:')
        print('W - convert file to WA encoding format')
        print('U - convert file to unicode')
        print('Q - quit')
        while True:
            ret_char = getch()
            if ret_char in ('W', 'U'):
                break
            elif ret_char == 'Q':
                return

    if args.wa or ret_char == 'W':
        with open(args.in_file, 'rt', encoding='UTF8') as f:
            lines = f.read().splitlines()
            line_ends = f.newlines if f.newlines else '\n'

        with open(args.in_file + '.temp', 'wb') as f:
            for line in lines:
                f.write(wa_encode(wa_translate(line)))
                f.write(line_ends.encode())

    elif args.unicode or ret_char == 'U':
        with open(args.in_file, 'rb') as f:
            data = f.read()

        with open(args.in_file + '.temp', 'wb') as f:
            f.write(wa_decode(data))

    os.remove(args.in_file)
    os.rename(args.in_file + '.temp', args.in_file)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        main()
    except Exception as e:
        if str(e).strip():
            print(e)
    if os.name == 'nt':
        print('Press any key to exit.')
        getch()