I thought the same thing so I’ve read through the code a few times. I’m pretty confident I’m just missing something and I’m going to walk away for a bit and then come back and recheck it with fresh eyes.
Here’s my code, maybe something will jump out at you more obviously than it is for me:
import random
from urllib.request import urlopen
import sys
WORD_URL = "http://learncodethehardway.org/words.txt"
WORDS = []
PHRASES = {
"class %%%(%%%):":
"Make a class named %%% that is-a %%%.",
"class %%%(object):\n\tdef __init__(self, ***)" :
"class %%% has-a __init__ that takes self and *** params.:",
"class %%%(object):\n\tdef ***(self, @@@)":
"class %%% has-a function *** that takes self and @@@ params.",
"*** = @@@()":
"Set *** to an instance of class %%%.",
"***.***(@@@)":
"From *** get the *** function, call it with params self, @@@.",
"***.*** = '***'":
"From *** get the *** attribute and set it to '***'."
}
# do they want to drill phrases first
if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == "english":
PHRASE_FIRST = True
else:
PHRASE_FIRST = False
# load up the words from the website
for word in urlopen(WORD_URL).readlines():
WORDS.append(str(word.strip(), encoding="utf-8"))
def convert(snippet, phrase):
class_names = [w.capitalize() for w in
random.sample(WORDS, snippet.count("%%%"))]
other_names = random.sample(WORDS, snippet.count("***"))
results = []
param_names = []
for i in range(0, snippet.count("@@@")):
param_count = random.randint(1,3)
param_names.append(', '.join(
random.sample(WORDS, param_count)))
for sentence in snippet, phrase:
result = sentence[:]
# fake class names
for word in class_names:
result = result.replace("%%%", word, 1)
# fake other names
for word in other_names:
result = result.replace("***", word, 1)
#fake parameter lists
for word in param_names:
result = result.replace("@@@", word, 1)
results.append(result)
return results
# keep going until they hit CTRL-D
try:
while True:
snippets = list(PHRASES.keys())
random.shuffle(snippets)
for snippet in snippets:
phrase = PHRASES[snippet]
question, answer = convert(snippet, phrase)
if PHRASE_FIRST:
question, answer = answer, question
print(question)
input("> ")
print(f"ANSWER: {answer}\n\n")
except EOFError:
print("\nBye")
Thanks for responding so quickly! I’m trying to power through as much of this book as quickly as I can while still retaining everything and I think I’ve reached the point this week where my eyes are going code-blind and I’m not comprehending what I’m reading as effectively as I’d like. This forum is a huge help whenever I hit a wall or run into a problem of any kind.
I found my mistake, taking a break and coming back a little while later helped me see things more clearly.