https://github.com/vsoftco/spell

Spells text using phonetic alphabet(s)
https://github.com/vsoftco/spell

phonetic python spelling

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Spells text using phonetic alphabet(s)

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# spell.py
Spells text using various alphabets.
By default, uses the NATO phonetic alphabet.

### usage:

python3 spell.py [-h] [-d DICTIONARY] [text]

### positional arguments:

text text to be spelled, if omitted spells from the standard input

### optional arguments:

-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d DICT, --dict DICT custom dictionary (in JSON format)

### Examples

To spell using the default NATO phonetic alphabet, use

python3 spell.py Hello

To spell the text "Hello" using Morse code, use

python3 spell.py -d Morse.json Hello

To spell from the standard input using the default NATO phonetic alphabet, use

python3 spell.py

then start typing (end with CTRL+D on UNIX-like systems).

`spell.py` accepts UNIX-like piping, e.g., type

cat some_file.txt | python3 spell.py # or python3 spell.py < some_file.txt

to spell the content of `some_file.txt`.

### Creating custom dictionaries

You can create your own custom dictionary in JSON format, see `NATO.json` or
`Morse.json` for details.