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+../reporting/ascii-codes.py
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diff --git a/reporting/ascii-codes.py b/reporting/ascii-codes.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys, os
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+import ansi
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+
+def setup_options():
+    parser = ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("cs",type=str, default = "cp437", nargs = '?',
+        choices = ["cp437", "latin1", "cp850"]
+    )
+    opts=parser.parse_args()
+    return opts
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    opts = setup_options()
+    table=[[] for x in range(8)]
+    for c in range(0,256):
+        col = c/32
+        table[col].append((c,chr(c).decode(opts.cs).encode('utf-8','ignore')))
+        #sys.stdout.write(chr(c).decode('latin1'))
+    # remove control chars
+    table.pop(0)
+    bc = ansi.code()
+    bc.clear()
+    print(bc.color_string("="*20 + " ${Y}%s${Z} "%( opts.cs, ) + "="*20))
+    for x,col in enumerate(table):
+        for y,row in enumerate(col):
+            bc.posprint(
+                y + 2,
+                1 + x*7, 
+                bc.color_string(
+                    "${c}%03d: ${G}%s${Z}"%( row )
+                )
+            )
+    print('')
+