41 lines
1.0 KiB
Python
Executable File
41 lines
1.0 KiB
Python
Executable File
#!/usr/bin/python3.9
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from sys import argv, stderr
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from subprocess import run
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from os import system
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import readline
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PROMPT = 'dict> '
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def print_databases(file=stderr):
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proc = run(('dict', '-D'), encoding='utf-8', capture_output=True)
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print(proc.stdout, file=file, end='')
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if len(argv) != 2:
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print('usage: %s <database>' % argv[0], file=stderr)
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print_databases()
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exit(1)
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db = argv[1]
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proc = run(('dict', '-d', db, 'dummy'), capture_output=True)
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if proc.returncode == 39:
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print('ERROR: invalid database', file=stderr)
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print_databases()
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exit(1)
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try:
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while True:
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word = input(PROMPT)
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if word:
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proc = run(('dict', '-f', '-d', db, word), encoding='utf-8', capture_output=True)
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if proc.stdout:
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lines = proc.stdout.splitlines()
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lines = lines[2:]
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print()
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print('\n'.join(lines))
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print()
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else:
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print('\nNo definitions found', end='\n\n')
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except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
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print()
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