precious.py

import sys
import json

if not sys.argv[1:]:
  print >>sys.stderr, sys.argv[0] + " is useless without input"
  sys.exit(1)
else:
  try:
    re = json.loads(sys.argv[1])
  except ValueError, e:
    print >>sys.stderr, "Could not load JSON object from argv[1]: " + sys.argv[1]
    sys.exit(1)

if re["out"] == "pprint":
  from pprint import pprint
import swisseph as swe


if __name__ == "__main__":

    swe.set_ephe_path(re["data"]) # set path to ephemeris data files

    e = {"angles": {}, "things": {}, "minors": {}, "houses": {}}

    t = swe.utc_to_jd(re["ut"][0], re["ut"][1], re["ut"][2], re["ut"][3], re["ut"][4], re["ut"][5], 1)

    for o in [{"what": "things", "offset": 0}, {"what": "minors", "offset": 10000}]:
      for w in re[o["what"]]:
        result = swe.calc_ut(t[1], (w + o["offset"]))
        output = {}
        for out in re["ecliptic"]:
          output[out] = result[out]
        e[o["what"]][w] = output

    if re["geo"]["lat"] and re["geo"]["lon"]:
      e["houses"], e["angles"] = swe.houses(t[1], float(re["geo"]["lat"]), float(re["geo"]["lon"]), str(re["system"]))

    if re["out"] == "print":
      print(e)
    elif re["out"] == "pprint":

      for (what, offset) in {"things": 0, "minors": 10000}.iteritems():
        replace = {}
        for (key, val) in e[what].iteritems():
          replace[swe.get_planet_name(key + offset)] = val
        e[what] = replace
      pprint(e)
    else:

      print json.JSONEncoder().encode(e)

    sys.stdout.flush()