Description

There are several possible morse code translators.

• Text in, text/images/font out¹
• Text in, sound out
• Sound in, text out (this requires some special receiving equipment)

¹Make dots and dashes, images of dots and dashes, a font, etc.?

Can the pygame module be used to make dit and dah sounds?

Things to think about

• Timing between dots, dashes, characters, words, etc.
• How long should a dot and dash be?
• Is there Python code that can make a "beeping" sound?
• Inputting Morse code signals requires special equipment, but outputting does not.
• Special fonts are not generally available when interactive programs run in a terminal window.
• What to do with non-Morse code characters?
  • lowercase characters
  • Special characters, punctuation, etc
  • Start of message, End of message, etc
  • ...
  How did they do it in the "old" days?

Thoughts on Creating the Translator

1. create a list/dictionary containing letters to dots/dashes translation.
2. Create functions to make dots and dashes (sound/images/text)?
   Create a test program to test the function.
3. Create a function to accept user input and output dots and dashes.
   Create a test program to test the function. (Do you need to display a menu first?)
4. Combine 1, 2, and 3.

Links

Morse Code (Wikipedia)
Morse Code Fonts
Morse Code Font
Learn Morse Code Online