Loooooong teeeeeext

longtext.py

import argparse
import shutil
import subprocess


def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Multiplies the vowels.")
    parser.add_argument("string", metavar="STRING", type=str, help="a string")
    parser.add_argument("n", metavar="N", type=int, help="an integer")
    parser.add_argument(
        "--toilet", action="store_true", help="Display large characters"
    )
    parser.add_argument("--cowsay", action="store_true", help="Cow says the string")
    parser.add_argument("--lolcat", action="store_true", help="Display as a rainbow")

    args = parser.parse_args()

    ascii_vowels = "aeiouAEIOU"
    table = str.maketrans({v: v * args.n for v in ascii_vowels})  # 🏳️‍⚧️
    longtext = args.string.translate(table)

    pipe = []
    if args.toilet and shutil.which("toilet"):
        pipe.append("toilet")
    if args.cowsay and shutil.which("cowsay"):
        pipe.append("cowsay -n")
    if args.lolcat and shutil.which("lolcat"):
        pipe.append("lolcat")

    if pipe:
        subprocess.run(" | ".join(pipe), input=longtext + "\n", text=True, shell=True)
    else:
        print(longtext)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()