old_contents: import json
  import requests
  import argparse
  import itertools
  import os
  from alphabet import ALPHABET
  
  PARTY_PARROTS = [
      ':partyparrot:',
      ':partyparrot2:',
      ':partyparrot3:',
      ':partyparrot4:'
  ]
  
  
  def arr_to_str(c, s, space):
      if c == ' ':
          return '\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n'
      arr = ALPHABET[c]
      output_string = ''
      for row in arr:
          for col in row:
              output_string += s if col else space
          output_string += '\n'
  
      return output_string
  
  
  def post_text_to_slack(output_string):
      if 'SHITPOSTING_ENDPOINT' not in os.environ:
          print('SHITPOSTING_ENDPOINT is not in your environment. Fix that.')
          return
  
      payload = {
          'username': 'The Party Parrot',
          'icon_emoji': ':partyparrot:',
          'text': output_string
      }
  
      return requests.post(os.environ['SHITPOSTING_ENDPOINT'], data=json.dumps(payload))
  
  
  def convert_str_to_emoji(s, emojis=PARTY_PARROTS, space=' ', force=False):
  
      emoji_iterator = itertools.cycle(emojis)
  
      s = s.lower()
      output_string = ''
      for c in s:
          output_string += arr_to_str(c, emoji_iterator.next(), space)
          output_string += '\n\n'
      if force:
          post_text_to_slack(output_string)
      return output_string
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
      parser.add_argument('text', help='The text to emoji-fy')
      parser.add_argument('-e', '--emojis', nargs='+', help='List of emojis to use.', default=PARTY_PARROTS)
      parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', action='store_true', help='automatically post to the slack of your choosing', default=False)
      parser.add_argument('-s', '--space', default='        ')
  
      args = parser.parse_args()
  
      out_str = convert_str_to_emoji(args.text,
                                     emojis=args.emojis,
                                     space=args.space,
                                     force=args.force
                                     )
      print(out_str)
  
new_contents: import json
  import requests
  import argparse
  import itertools
  import os
  from alphabet import ALPHABET
  
  PARTY_PARROTS = [
      ':partyparrot:',
      ':rightparrot:',
      ':middleparrot:',
      ':boredparrot:',
      ':shuffleparrot:'
  ]
  
  
  def arr_to_str(c, s, space):
      if c == ' ':
          return '\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n'
      arr = ALPHABET[c]
      output_string = ''
      for row in arr:
          for col in row:
              output_string += s if col else space
          output_string += '\n'
  
      return output_string
  
  
  def post_text_to_slack(output_string):
      if 'SHITPOSTING_ENDPOINT' not in os.environ:
          print('SHITPOSTING_ENDPOINT is not in your environment. Fix that.')
          return
  
      payload = {
          'username': 'The Party Parrot',
          'icon_emoji': ':partyparrot:',
          'text': output_string
      }
  
      return requests.post(os.environ['SHITPOSTING_ENDPOINT'], data=json.dumps(payload))
  
  
  def convert_str_to_emoji(s, emojis=PARTY_PARROTS, space=' ', force=False):
  
      emoji_iterator = itertools.cycle(emojis)
  
      s = s.lower()
      output_string = ''
      for c in s:
          output_string += arr_to_str(c, emoji_iterator.next(), space)
          output_string += '\n\n'
      if force:
          post_text_to_slack(output_string)
      return output_string
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
      parser.add_argument('text', help='The text to emoji-fy')
      parser.add_argument('-e', '--emojis', nargs='+', help='List of emojis to use.', default=PARTY_PARROTS)
      parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', action='store_true', help='automatically post to the slack of your choosing', default=False)
      parser.add_argument('-s', '--space', default='        ')
  
      args = parser.parse_args()
  
      out_str = convert_str_to_emoji(args.text,
                                     emojis=args.emojis,
                                     space=args.space,
                                     force=args.force
                                     )
      print(out_str)
  
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