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+"""
+Text-to-Morse Code Converter
+
+To Run:
+  python app.py --text "Hello World"
+  python3 app.py --text "Hello World"
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+MORSE_CODE = {
+    'A': '.-', 'B': '-...', 'C': '-.-.', 'D': '-..', 'E': '.',
+    'F': '..-.', 'G': '--.', 'H': '....', 'I': '..', 'J': '.---',
+    'K': '-.-', 'L': '.-..', 'M': '--', 'N': '-.', 'O': '---',
+    'P': '.--.', 'Q': '--.-', 'R': '.-.', 'S': '...', 'T': '-',
+    'U': '..-', 'V': '...-', 'W': '.--', 'X': '-..-', 'Y': '-.--',
+    'Z': '--..',
+    '0': '-----', '1': '.----', '2': '..---', '3': '...--', '4': '....-',
+    '5': '.....', '6': '-....', '7': '--...', '8': '---..', '9': '----.',
+    '.': '.-.-.-', ',': '--..--', '?': '..--..', "'": '.----.', '!': '-.-.--',
+    '/': '-..-.', '(': '-.--.', ')': '-.--.-', '&': '.-...', ':': '---...',
+    ';': '-.-.-.', '=': '-...-', '+': '.-.-.', '-': '-....-', '_': '..--.-',
+    '"': '.-..-.', '$': '...-..-', '@': '.--.-.',
+}
+
+
+def text_to_morse(text, unknown_char='?'):
+    words = []
+    for word in text.strip().split():
+        morse_letters = []
+        for ch in word:
+            chu = ch.upper()
+            if chu in MORSE_CODE:
+                morse_letters.append(MORSE_CODE[chu])
+            else:
+                morse_letters.append(unknown_char)
+        words.append(morse_letters)
+    return words
+
+
+def morse_to_string(morse_words, word_sep=' / ', letter_sep=' '):
+    out_words = []
+    for w in morse_words:
+        out_words.append(letter_sep.join(w))
+    return word_sep.join(out_words)
+
+
+def main(argv=None):
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Text → Morse code converter (prints to terminal)')
+    group = p.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+    group.add_argument('--text', '-t', help='Text to convert (wrap in quotes)')
+    group.add_argument('--file', '-f', help='Path to a text file to convert')
+
+    p.add_argument('--no-space', action='store_true', help="Don't insert '/' between words in printed output")
+    p.add_argument('--unknown', default='?', help='Character to use for unsupported characters (default: ? )')
+
+    args = p.parse_args(argv)
+
+    if args.file:
+        try:
+            with open(args.file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as fh:
+                text = fh.read()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error reading file: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(2)
+    else:
+        text = args.text or ''
+
+    morse = text_to_morse(text, unknown_char=args.unknown)
+    sep = ' / ' if not args.no_space else ' '
+    out = morse_to_string(morse, word_sep=sep)
+
+    print(out)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
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