Convert ATOK user dictionary to macOS plist

dictconv.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

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import sys


print('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>')
print('<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">')
print('<plist version="1.0">')
print('<array>')
with open(sys.argv[1], "r", encoding="UTF-16") as items:
    for line in items:
        if not line.strip():
            continue
        if line.startswith("!!"):
            continue
        (phrase, shortcut, type) = map(str.strip, line.split("\t"))
        print('    <dict>')
        print('        <key>phrase</key>')
        print('        <string>{0}</string>'.format(phrase))
        print('        <key>shortcut</key>')
        print('        <string>{0}</string>'.format(shortcut))
        print('    </dict>')
print('</array>')
print('</plist>')



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