python/ssid-valid-len.py: initial commit

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python/ssid-valid-len.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+'''
+This script asks for a SSID name, counts it and tells whether it's of valid
+length
+'''
+
+# Request input
+givenssid = input("Please enter the SSID you are thinking of: ")
+#givenssid = "test_nomap"
+
+# Ensure it's UTF-8 and store the size. E.g. åäö are longer than oao
+givenssidlen = len(givenssid.encode("utf8"))
+
+# 32 bytes should be the maximum SSID length
+if givenssidlen <= 32:
+    print(givenssid, "is", givenssidlen, "long and thus valid length")
+else:
+    print("Too long, try again")