09.random.words.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Type: exercise/project
# Teaches: standard-library, command-line-arguments, file-IO, context-manager


"""
For the next exercise '10-hangman_cli.py' you will need a list of random words generated by this program. For example:

$ ./10-hangman_cli.py "$(./09-random.words.py 5)"
Let's play hangman! 10 guesses left

Hangman says: _____ __________ _______ ___ ____
Guess:
"""

import argparse
import random


parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Random selection of words")
parser.add_argument\
    ( "count"
    , type=int
    , help="number of words"
    )
args = parser.parse_args()

with open("words.list.txt", "r") as f:
    content = f.read()

words = set()

for word in content.split():
    if not word.isascii():
        continue
    if not word.isalpha():
        continue
    if len(word) <= 1:
        continue
    words.add(word)

words = list(words)

sample = random.sample(words, args.count)

print(" ".join(sample))