Braille Translatation

Python Program to translate to and from Braille (Grade 1 Braille). It includes alphabets, numbers, puntuations and symbols.

Source for translation : https://www.pharmabraille.com/braille-codes/unified-english-braille-ueb-code/

Defining translation

    alphaBraille = ['⠁', '⠃', '⠉', '⠙', '⠑', '⠋', '⠛', '⠓', '⠊', '⠚', '⠅', '⠇',
     '⠍', '⠝', '⠕', '⠏', '⠟', '⠗', '⠎', '⠞', '⠥', '⠧', '⠺', '⠭', '⠽', '⠵', ' ']
    numBraille = ['⠼⠁', '⠼⠃', '⠼⠉', '⠼⠙', '⠼⠑', '⠼⠋', '⠼⠛', '⠼⠓', '⠼⠊', '⠼⠚']
    alphabet = ['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', ' ']
    nums = ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '0']
    puntuation = [',',';',':','.','?','!', ';','(',')', '/', '-']
    puntuationBraille = ['⠂','⠆','⠒','⠲','⠦','⠖','⠐⠣','⠐⠜','⠸⠌','⠤']
    character = ['&','*','@','©','®','™','°',]
    characterBraille = ['⠈⠯','⠐⠔','⠈⠁','⠘⠉','⠘⠗','⠘⠞','⠘⠚',]

Loop over the index and pick values

  def main():
      inputString = ' '
      if len(translateToBraille) > 0 : 
          for n in translateToBraille.lower():
              if n in alphabet:
                  inputString += alphaBraille[alphabet.index(n)]
              elif n in nums:
                  inputString += numBraille[nums.index(n)]
              elif n in puntuation:
                  inputString += puntuationBraille[puntuation.index(n)]
              elif n in character:
                  inputString += characterBraille[character.index(n)]
          print(inputString)
          return

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