Convert Text to Morse Code with Python
Level: Beginner
Project Description
Your task for today is to write a Python program that converts text into Morse code.
Morse code is a method used in telecommunication to encode text characters using sequences of dots (.) and dashes (-). For example, the letter A is written as .- and B is -.... Words are separated by slashes (/), and letters are separated by spaces.
Your program will take a string as input (e.g., a sentence typed by the user), and output the Morse code version of that text. You’ll use a dictionary to map letters and digits to their Morse equivalents.
This project is a fun way to get comfortable with:
Dictionaries
String manipulation
Loops
Input/output
Conditional logic
It also shows how text transformation is done in real-world applications like encoding systems, secret messages, and simple cryptography.
Expected Output
If the user enters:
hello world
The program should output:
.... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -..
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𝌣 Solution
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this is my solution:
user_input = input("Enter Text: ")
user_input = user_input.upper().strip()
MORSE_CODE_DICT = {
'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': '----.',
'.': '.-.-.-', ',': '--..--', '?': '..--..', '/': '-..-.',
'-': '-....-', '(': '-.--.', ')': '-.--.-', '&': '.-...',
':': '---...', ';': '-.-.-.', '=': '-...-', '+': '.-.-.',
'"': '.-..-.', '$': '...-..-', '!': '-.-.--', '@': '.--.-.'
}
morse_code=[]
for char in user_input:
if char==" ":
morse_code.append('/')
else:
morse_code.append(MORSE_CODE_DICT[char])
print(" ".join(morse_code))
I reviewed the solution, but I'm not quite sure why .strip() method to print the Morse code in the solution part-1 is necessary. Could you please help clarify it for me?
I checked the output, I didn't saw any difference.