Python CLI wrapper script for smstools

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""CLI wrapper for smstools"""

import argparse
import os.path
import time

SPOOL_DIR = "/var/spool/sms/outgoing/"


def create_sms(number, message):
    if len(message) > 160:
        print("Warning: message has more than 160 characters!")
        return

    if not number.startswith("49"):
        print("Wrong number format! Use 'XXYYYZZZZZZZZ' where XX is the country code, YYY the provider and ZZZZZ the client")
        return

    print("Creating sms file for %s with the following text:" % number)
    print(message)

    with open(SPOOL_DIR + str(int(time.time())) + ".sms", 'w') as fh:
        fh.write("To: %s\n\n" % number)
        fh.write(message)


parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('-m', '--message', dest='message', type=str)
parser.add_argument('-n', '--number', dest='number', type=str)
args = parser.parse_args()

create_sms(args.number, args.message)