phonetic_alphabet.py

#!/usr/bin/env python2
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- 
#ref http://effbot.org/pyfaq/how-do-i-get-a-single-keypress-at-a-time.htm
#ref https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet
import termios, fcntl, sys, os
alfabet={
    "1":{"a":"One","m":".----"},
    "2":{"a":"Two","m":"..---"},
    "3":{"a":"Three","m":"...--"},
    "4":{"a":"Four","m":"....-"},
    "5":{"a":"Five","m":"....."},
    "6":{"a":"Six","m":"-...."}, 
    "7":{"a":"Seven","m":"--..."},
    "8":{"a":"Eight","m":"---.."},
    "9":{"a":"Nine","m":"----."},
    "0":{"a":"Zero","m":"-----"},
    "A":{"a":"Alfa","m":".-"},
    "B":{"a":"Bravo","m":"-..."},
    "C":{"a":"Charlie","m":"-.-.-"},
    "D":{"a":"Delta","m":"-.."},
    "E":{"a":"Echo","m":"."},
    "F":{"a":"Foxtrot","m":"..-."},
    "G":{"a":"Golf","m":"--."},
    "H":{"a":"Hotel","m":"...."},
    "I":{"a":"India","m":".."},
    "J":{"a":"Juliet","m":".---"}, 
    "K":{"a":"Kilo","m":"-.-"}, 
    "L":{"a":"Lima","m":".-.."},
    "M":{"a":"Mike","m":"--"},
    "N":{"a":"November","m":"-."},
    "O":{"a":"Oscar","m":"---"},
    "P":{"a":"Papa","m":".--."},
    "Q":{"a":"Quebec","m":"--.-"},
    "R":{"a":"Romeo","m":".-."},
    "S":{"a":"Sierra","m":"..."},
    "T":{"a":"Tango","m":"-"},
    "U":{"a":"Uniform","m":"..-"},
    "V":{"a":"Victor","m":"...-"},
    "W":{"a":"Whiskey","m":".--"},
    "X":{"a":"X-ray","m":"-..-"},
    "Y":{"a":"Yankee","m":"-.--"},
    "Z":{"a":"Zulu","m":"--.."},
    "Ä":{"a":"Ärni","m":".-"},
    "Õ":{"a":"Õnne","m":"----"},
    "Ö":{"a":"Ööbik","m":"----"}, 
    "Ü":{"a":"Ülle","m":"..-"},
}


fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
oldterm = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
newattr = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
newattr[3] = newattr[3] & ~termios.ICANON & ~termios.ECHO
termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSANOW, newattr)

oldflags = fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFL)
fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, oldflags | os.O_NONBLOCK)
def main_loop():
    try:
        while 1:
           try:
               c = sys.stdin.read(1)
                print("Got character {}  Telephony: {}, Morse: {}".format(repr(c), alfabet[c.upper()]["a"], alfabet[c.upper()]["m"]))
           except IOError:
               pass
           except KeyError:
               print ""
               pass
    finally:
        termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSAFLUSH, oldterm)
        fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, oldflags)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main_loop()