PythonReview/game.py

from GameOfLifeLibrary import GameOfLife
import sys
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--file", help="File to read. Default is stdin", default='stdin')

args = parser.parse_args()

use_prompt = False

if not args.file == 'stdin':
    sys.stdin = open(args.file, 'r')
else:
    use_prompt = True

sizex, sizey, gens = (int(i) for i in input('Enter width, height and number '
                                                'of gens splitted by whitespaces: '
                                            if use_prompt else ''
                                            ).split())

a = GameOfLife(sizex, sizey)

print('Enter field (and after that use Ctrl+D to stop input stream): ')

a.parse_field([line[:-1] if line[-1] == '\n' else line for line in sys.stdin.readlines()])

for i in range(gens):
    a.iterate()
a.print_field()