Python reimplementation of iprint

i.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

# Reimplementation of i.c (https://packages.debian.org/iprint)

import curses.ascii
import sys

escapes = ['0', 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 'a', 'b', 't', 'n', 'v', 'f', 'r']

def iprint(number):
    sys.stdout.write("{} 0x{:X} 0{:o} 0b{:b}".format(*[number] * 4))
    if curses.ascii.isascii(number):
        if number < len(escapes) and escapes[number]:
            sys.stdout.write(" '\{}'".format(escapes[number]))
        elif curses.ascii.isprint(number):
            sys.stdout.write(" '{:c}'".format(number))
    sys.stdout.write('\n')

for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
    if arg.startswith("0x"):
        iprint(int(arg[2:], 16))
    elif arg.startswith("0b"):
        iprint(int(arg[2:], 2))
    elif arg.startswith("0"):
        iprint(int(arg[1:], 8))
    elif arg.isalpha():
        for letter in arg:
            iprint(int(ord(letter)))
    else:
        iprint(int(arg))