Cowsay in Python

cowsay.py

import sys

cow = """
       \\
        \  (    )
            (oo)
   )\.-----/(O O)
  # ;       / u
    (  .   |} )
     |/ `.;|/;
     "     " "
"""

if len(sys.argv) <= 1: 
    print("Enter message...")
    exit()

line = ""
lines = []
wordCount = 0
for word in sys.argv[1:]:
    line += word + " "
    wordCount += 1
    if(wordCount == 10):
        lines.append(line)
        line = ""
        wordCount = 0

if line != "":
    lines.append(line)

maxLength = len(lines[0])
for line in lines:
    if len(line) > maxLength:
        maxLength = len(line)

print(" " + "_" * (maxLength + 2))

if len(lines) == 1: 
    print("< " + lines[0].ljust(maxLength) + " >")
else:
    for i in range(len(lines)):
        if i == 0: 
            print("/ " + lines[i].ljust(maxLength) + " \\")
        elif i == len(lines) - 1:    
            print("\\ " + lines[i].ljust(maxLength) + " /")
        else:
            print("| " + lines[i].ljust(maxLength) + " |")

print(" " + "-" * (maxLength + 2), end='')
print(cow)