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 >>
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# 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
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