def main(argv=None):
    """ Call transliterator from a command line.
    
    python transliterator.py text inputFormat outputFormat
    
    ... writes the transliterated text to stdout
    
    text -- the text to be transliterated OR the name of a file containing the text
    inputFormat -- the name of the character block or transliteration scheme that
                   the text is to be transliterated FROM, e.g. 'CYRILLIC', 'IAST'.
                   Not case-sensitive
    outputFormat -- the name of the character block or transliteration scheme that
                   the text is to be transliterated TO, e.g. 'CYRILLIC', 'IAST'.
                   Not case-sensitive
    
    """
    print (transliterate('jaya gaNeza! zrIrAmajayam', 'harvardkyoto', 'devanagari'))
    if argv is None:
        argv = sys.argv
    try:    
        text, inFormat, outFormat = argv[1:4]
    except ValueError:
        print (main.__doc__)
        return 2
    inFormat = inFormat.upper()
    outFormat = outFormat.upper()
    # try assuming "text" is a filename
    try:
        f = open(text)
    except IOError:
        # it wasn't, so it must be the actual text
        print (transliterate(text, inFormat, outFormat))
        return 0
    else:
        i = 1
        for text in f.readlines():
            if len(text) > 0 and not text.startswith('#'):
                print (transliterate(text, inFormat, outFormat).strip('\n'))
            i = i + 1
        f.close()
        return 0
def main(argv=None):
    """ Call transliterator from a command line.
    
    python transliterator.py text inputFormat outputFormat
    
    ... writes the transliterated text to stdout
    
    text -- the text to be transliterated OR the name of a file containing the text
    inputFormat -- the name of the character block or transliteration scheme that
                   the text is to be transliterated FROM, e.g. 'CYRILLIC', 'IAST'.
                   Not case-sensitive
    outputFormat -- the name of the character block or transliteration scheme that
                   the text is to be transliterated TO, e.g. 'CYRILLIC', 'IAST'.
                   Not case-sensitive
    
    """
    print (transliterate('jaya gaNeza! zrIrAmajayam', 'harvardkyoto', 'devanagari'))
    if argv is None:
        argv = sys.argv
    try:    
        text, inFormat, outFormat = argv[1:4]
    except ValueError:
        print (main.__doc__)
        return 2
    inFormat = inFormat.upper()
    outFormat = outFormat.upper()
    # try assuming "text" is a filename
    try:
        f = open(text)
    except IOError:
        # it wasn't, so it must be the actual text
        print (transliterate(text, inFormat, outFormat))
        return 0
    else:
        i = 1
        for text in f.readlines():
            if len(text) > 0 and not text.startswith('#'):
                print (transliterate(text, inFormat, outFormat).strip('\n'))
            i = i + 1
        f.close()
        return 0
def main ( argv = None ) : print ( transliterate ( 'jaya gaNeza! zrIrAmajayam' , 'harvardkyoto' , 'devanagari' ) ) if argv is None : argv = sys . argv try : text , inFormat , outFormat = argv [ 1 : 4 ] except ValueError : print ( main . __doc__ ) return 2 inFormat = inFormat . upper ( ) outFormat = outFormat . upper ( ) # try assuming "text" is a filename try : f = open ( text ) except IOError : # it wasn't, so it must be the actual text print ( transliterate ( text , inFormat , outFormat ) ) return 0 else : i = 1 for text in f . readlines ( ) : if len ( text ) > 0 and not text . startswith ( '#' ) : print ( transliterate ( text , inFormat , outFormat ) . strip ( '\n' ) ) i = i + 1 f . close ( ) return 0
Call transliterator from a command line.
    
    python transliterator.py text inputFormat outputFormat
    
    ... writes the transliterated text to stdout
    
    text -- the text to be transliterated OR the name of a file containing the text
    inputFormat -- the name of the character block or transliteration scheme that
                   the text is to be transliterated FROM, e.g. 'CYRILLIC', 'IAST'.
                   Not case-sensitive
    outputFormat -- the name of the character block or transliteration scheme that
                   the text is to be transliterated TO, e.g. 'CYRILLIC', 'IAST'.
                   Not case-sensitive
Call transliterator from a command line . python transliterator . py text inputFormat outputFormat ... writes the transliterated text to stdout text -- the text to be transliterated OR the name of a file containing the text inputFormat -- the name of the character block or transliteration scheme that the text is to be transliterated FROM e . g . CYRILLIC IAST . Not case - sensitive outputFormat -- the name of the character block or transliteration scheme that the text is to be transliterated TO e . g . CYRILLIC IAST . Not case - sensitive