Minor refactor

README.md

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 LINUX BEEP PIANO!
+
 An extremely lightweight piano that you can run in your terminal.
 
 Thanks for reading this README file.

piano.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Importing the libraries
+import subprocess 
+import curses
+
+notes = {
+        ord('a') : 261.63, #C4
+        ord('w') : 277.18, #Db4
+        ord('s') : 293.66, #D4
+        ord('e') : 311.13, #Eb4
+        ord('d') : 329.63, #E4
+        ord('f') : 349.23, #F4
+        ord('t') : 369.99, #Gb4
+        ord('g') : 392.00, #G4
+        ord('y') : 415.30, #Ab4
+        ord('h') : 440.00, #A4
+        ord('u') : 466.16, #Bb4
+        ord('j') : 493.88, #B4
+        ord('k') : 523.25, #C5
+        }
+
+try:
+
+    #Set up Curses
+    lin = curses.initscr() #Initialize window
+    curses.cbreak()        #Turn off buffering of chars, allows to be read without pressing enter
+
+    #Be friendly
+    lin.addstr(" Welcome to the linux beep piano! (Coded in Python!)\n")
+    lin.addstr(" Press keys a-k for whole steps, keys w-u for half steps, and q to exit.\n")
+
+    while True:
+
+        #Get that character
+        x = lin.getch()
+
+        if x == ord('q'):
+            break
+        elif x in notes.keys():
+            subprocess.call("beep -f {0}".format(notes.get(x, 0)), shell=True)
+
+finally:
+    #Call commands to properly exit curses and return terminal to original state
+    curses.nocbreak()
+    lin.keypad(0) 
+    curses.echo()
+    curses.endwin()