Simple python script that formats "Hello World" to "hello_world" and copies formatted string to clipboard!

pythonalize.py

# Hey! This is a script that formats a string to the lowercased, underscore-joined strings frequently used in python.
# On mac, copy this file into your /usr/local/bin directory!
# You can then run it anywhere in terminal with:
# >>> python pythonalize.py "The string you want formatted!"
# The string you pass in will be automatically copied to your Mac's clipboard!

import subprocess
import sys

def convert_to_file_name_syntax(name):
	words = name.split(" ")
	for index, word in enumerate(words):
		words[index] = word.lower()
	return "_".join(words)

def write_to_clipboard(output):
    process = subprocess.Popen(
        'pbcopy', env={'LANG': 'en_US.UTF-8'}, stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
    process.communicate(output.encode('utf-8'))

formatted_file_name = convert_to_file_name_syntax(sys.argv[1])
write_to_clipboard(formatted_file_name)
print(formatted_file_name + " copied to clipboard!")