Ryan J Nauman wrote:
>Can someone help me understand this script please?
>I understand everything except for the anagram function. Could you break
>it down into more than 1 line of code for me or explain it? (I understand
>WHAT it does but HOW?) Thanks.
>
>Script >>
>
>###
># SCRABBLE.PY
>#
># purpose:
># find usable "bingos" based on your rack
>#
># usage:
># python scrabble.py eilsnsy
>#
># output:
># Straight anagrams:
># linseys
># lysines
># Possible other words:
># + B
># sensibly
>#+ K
># skylines
>#+ V
># sylvines
>###
># Scrabble is a registered trademark of J. W. Spear & Son PLC and
># Hasbro Inc. Any and all uses of the word "Scrabble" in this code
># refers to this trademark.
>#
># This code is not affiliated with any company.
>###
>
>import sys
>
>WORDS = [ i.rstrip ().lower() for i in file ('c:\python25\TWL06.txt') ]
># you can download the current TWL and/or SOWPODS dictionaries from
># http://67.19.18.90/twl.zip and http://67.19.18.90/sowpods.zip .
># Update the file name above as appropriate if you want to use a "proper"
># Scrabble dictionary.
>
>
>
>def alphabetise(word):
> x = [i for i in word]
> x.sort()
>
> return "".join(x)
>
>def anagram(word):
> wordLength = len(word)
> sortedWord = alphabetise(word.lower())
> return [i for i in WORDS if len(i) == wordLength and alphabetise(i) ==
>sortedWord]
>
>for word in sys.argv[1:]:
> print "Straight anagrams: "
> for i in anagram(word):
> print " " + i
> print "Possible other words: "
> for i in "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ":
> a = anagram(i + word)
> if a:
> print "+", i
> for h in a:
> print " ", h
>
><< End script
>
>
I guess the difficult part remains in the last line. (Untested code bellow)
[code]
def anagram(word):
resultValue = []
wordLength = len(word)
sortedWord = alphabetise(word.lower()) #not much to change until here
for WORD in WORDS:
if wordLength == len(WORD) and alphabetise(WORD) == sortedWord:
resultValue.append(WORD)
return resultValue
[/code]
Cheers.
Gerardo
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