Clipboard command to convert English to Spanish and back.

espanol.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Usage: I created a symlink to this file as ~/bin/es2en and ~/bin/en2es, but you can do this with any country code pairs.
# I put this in my `~/.fluxbox/keys`
# Mod4 Shift E :Exec /home/markizano/bin/es2en
# Mod4 Shift S :Exec /home/markizano/bin/en2es
#
# Restart fluxbox and now I can Win+Shift+E for English
# Win+Shift+S for Spanish


import io, os, sys
import subprocess
from select import select
import kizano
log = kizano.getLogger(__name__)

def main():
    # Determine what language we are using by the name of the script.
    # Symlink/hardlink to the same script and it'll translate for you!
    ilang, olang = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]).split('2')
    arg = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]) or ''
    log.debug(arg)
    if not arg:
        stdin = sys.stdin.read() if select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0.0)[0] else ''
    else:
        stdin = ''
    if not arg and not stdin:
        clip = subprocess.check_output(['xclip', '-sel', 'c', '-o']).decode()
    else:
        clip = ''
    to_translate = clip or stdin or arg
    if not to_translate:
        log.error('Nothing to translate?')
        return 1
    log.info(f'In lang: {ilang} ; out lang: {olang} ; Translating: {to_translate}')
    trans = subprocess.Popen(['trans', '-b', '-s', ilang, '-t', olang], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    trans.stdin.write(to_translate.encode())
    tout, terr = trans.communicate()
    log.info(f'Translated: {tout.decode("utf-8")}')
    xclipc = subprocess.Popen(['xclip', '-sel', 'c'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
    xclipc.communicate(input=tout)

    xclipp = subprocess.Popen(['xclip', '-sel', 'p'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
    xclipp.communicate(input=tout)

    return 0

sys.exit(main())