Upload cswm.py

cswm.py

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+import argparse
+import shutil
+import re
+
+def replace_characters_between_strings(filename, copyname, stringA, stringB, replacements, encoding='utf-8'):
+    # Create a copy of the original file
+    shutil.copyfile(filename, copyname)
+
+    # Open the original file for reading with the specified encoding
+    with open(filename, 'r', encoding=encoding) as input_file:
+        # Open the copy for writing with the specified encoding
+        with open(copyname, 'w', encoding=encoding) as output_file:
+            inside_text = False
+
+            # Process each line in the input file
+            for line in input_file:
+                if re.search(re.escape(stringA), line):
+                    inside_text = True
+
+                # Replace the characters in the line if inside_text is True
+                if inside_text:
+                    for char_to_replace, replacement_char in replacements:
+                        line = line.replace(char_to_replace, replacement_char)
+
+                output_file.write(line)
+
+                if re.search(re.escape(stringB), line):
+                    inside_text = False
+
+# Parse command-line arguments
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Replace user-defined characters between user-defined strings in a file.')
+parser.add_argument('filename', type=str, nargs='?', help='the name of the input file')
+parser.add_argument('copyname', type=str, nargs='?', help='the name of the copy file')
+parser.add_argument('stringA', type=str, nargs='?', help='the starting string')
+parser.add_argument('stringB', type=str, nargs='?', help='the ending string')
+parser.add_argument('replacements', nargs='*', metavar=('char_to_replace', 'replacement_char'), help='character replacements (e.g., a b c d)')
+parser.add_argument('--encoding', type=str, default='utf-8', help='the file encoding (default: utf-8)')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# Prompt for missing arguments if not provided
+if not args.filename:
+    args.filename = input("Enter the name of the input file: ")
+if not args.copyname:
+    args.copyname = input("Enter the name of the output file: ")
+if not args.stringA:
+    args.stringA = input("Enter the starting string: ")
+if not args.stringB:
+    args.stringB = input("Enter the ending string: ")
+if not args.replacements:
+    args.replacements = []
+    while True:
+        char_to_replace = input("Enter the character to replace (or press Enter to finish): ")
+        if not char_to_replace:
+            break
+        replacement_char = input("Enter the replacement character: ")
+        args.replacements.append((char_to_replace, replacement_char))
+
+# Execute the program with the provided arguments
+replace_characters_between_strings(args.filename, args.copyname, args.stringA, args.stringB, args.replacements, encoding=args.encoding)