Converts WKT to KML.

wkt2kml.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding=utf-8

import sys
import re
import simplekml
import argparse
import random

def splitByLines(wkt):
	return re.findall(r"LINESTRING\(([^)]*)", wkt)

def getAColor():
	r = lambda: random.randint(0,255)
	r()
	return '#FF{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}'.format(r(),r(),r())

def createKMLLines(lines, colors):
	kml = simplekml.Kml()
	for idx,l in enumerate(lines):
		splitted = re.findall(r"[^ ,]+", l)
		spl = [float(i) for i in splitted]
		coords = zip(splitted[::2],splitted[1::2])
		
		ls = kml.newlinestring(name='Line '+str(idx))
		ls.coords = coords

		if colors:
			ls.style.linestyle.color = getAColor()
			ls.style.linestyle.width= 4

	return kml


#	Argument Parser
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Converter of WKT\'s linestrings to KML')
parser.add_argument('infile', nargs='?', type=argparse.FileType('r'),default=sys.stdin)
parser.add_argument('outfile', nargs='?', type=argparse.FileType('w'),default=sys.stdout)
parser.add_argument('-c','--colors', action='store_true', help='add random colors to the lines for easy differentiation')

args = parser.parse_args()

wkt = args.infile.read()

lines = splitByLines(wkt)

kml = createKMLLines(lines, args.colors)
args.outfile.write(kml.kml())