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gistfile1.py

import sys

raw = [
    [' _ ',
     '| |',
     '|_|' ],
    ['   ',
     '  |',
     '  |' ],
    [' _ ',
     ' _|',
     '|_ ' ],
    [' _ ',
     ' _|',
     ' _|' ],
    ['   ',
     '|_|',
     '  |' ],
    [' _ ',
     '|_ ',
     ' _|' ],
    [' _ ',
     '|_ ',
     '|_|' ],
    [' _ ',
     '  |',
     '  |' ],
    [' _ ',
     '|_|',
     '|_|' ],
    [' _ ',
     '|_|',
     ' _|' ],
]

l = [""]*3

with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
    try:
        while True:
            for i in range(3):
                l[i] = f.next().rstrip('\n')
            if len(l[0]) < len(l[1]):
                l[0] = l[0] + ' '*(len(l[1])-len(l[0]))

            grid = [""]*3
            while len(l[1]) > 2:
                for i in range(3):
                    grid[i] = l[i][:3]
                    l[i] = l[i][3:]
                print raw.index(grid),
            print
            f.next()
    except StopIteration:
        pass