fix_dialogue.py

import os, sys
import re

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    print 'USAGE:', sys.argv[0], "<Dialogue file name>"
    exit()

filename = sys.argv[1]
infile = open(filename)
data = infile.readlines()
infile.close()

outfile = open(filename, 'w')
for line in data:
    m = re.match('([0-9a-fA-F]{8}: )(.*)', line)
    if not m:
        outfile.write(line)
    else:
        addr = m.group(1)
        line = m.group(2).strip('\n')

        outfile.write(addr)

        txt = line.split('@')
        first = True
        for x in txt:
            if not first:
                outfile.write('@')  #I think this is the easiest way to put the @s back in
            first = False

            outfile.write(x)
            if len(x) % 2 == 1:
                outfile.write(' ')  #If there's already a space, it will add a second. Presumably the space was put in for readability.

        outfile.write('\n')

outfile.close()