Morse code is a telecommunications method which encodes text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called dots and dashes, or dits and dahs. Morse code is named after Samuel Morse, one of the early developers of the system adopted for electrical telegraphy.
This Python project converts plain text into Morse code. It's a simple and educational tool that demonstrates string manipulation and basic encoding concepts. Whether you're learning about Morse code or just having fun with text conversion, this tool makes it easy!
International Morse code encodes the 26 basic Latin letters a to z, one accented Latin letter (é), the Arabic numerals, and a small set of punctuation and procedural signals (prosigns). There is no distinction between upper and lower case letters. Each Morse code symbol is formed by a sequence of dots and dashes. The dot duration can vary for signal clarity and operator skill, but for any one message, once established it is the basic unit of time measurement in Morse code.
The definitive references for International Morse code https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/m/R-REC-M.1677-1-200910-I!!PDF-E.pdf
- The length of a dot is one unit.
- A dash is three units.
- The space between parts of the same letter is one unit.
- The space between letters is three units.
- The space between words is seven units.
- Converts English text into Morse code.
- Supports letters A-Z (case insensitive), numbers 0-9, and basic punctuation.
- Handles spaces between words appropriately in the output.
Screenshot showing program in action.
- Python 3.x installed on your machine.
- (Optional) A virtual environment for isolated dependencies.
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/Garschke/morse-coder.git
cd morse-coder
- (Optional) Create and activate a virtual environment:
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # On Windows use: venv\Scripts\activate
- Install dependencies (if any):
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run the converter:
python3 main.py
Enter the text you want to convert when prompted. View the Morse code output. Example:
Enter text to be converted: Hello World
.... . .-.. .-.. --- / .-- --- .-. .-.. -..
- Add support for decoding Morse code back to text.
- Implement a GUI using Tkinter or PyQt.
- Add sound output for Morse code.
Contributions are welcome!
- Create your feature branch: git checkout -b feature/NewFeature
- Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add new feature'
- Push to the branch: git push origin feature/NewFeature
- Open a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Inspiration from Morse code on-line learning tools and Wikipedia for the Morse code reference.