add -o flag

[phrases.git] / phrases.py

diff --git a/phrases.py b/phrases.py
index 43cc774e9266c5be8364f1977bddbede31a6aa77..a8348816373f0fc2bd97f4ca5b490268be6c02ab 100755 (executable)
--- a/phrases.py
+++ b/phrases.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-# Display Latin famous phrases in the terminal
+# Display Latin famous phrases in the terminal - python version
 # Armaan Bhojwani 2020
 
 import argparse
@@ -23,20 +23,23 @@ def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
                         help="print the English translation.")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--notes",
                         action='store_true',
-                        help="print any notes on phrase")
+                        help="print any notes on phrase.")
     parser.add_argument("-m", "--min",
                         default=0,
                         type=int,
-                        help="set the minimum length of the Latin phrase")
+                        help="set the minimum length of the Latin phrase.")
     parser.add_argument("-M", "--max",
                         default=10000000,
                         type=int,
-                        help="set the maximum length of Latin phrase")
+                        help="set the maximum length of Latin phrase.")
     parser.add_argument("-p", "--num",
                         action='store_true',
-                        help="print number of possibilities within constraints")
+                        help="print number of possibilities within constraints.")
     parser.add_argument("-f", "--file",
-                        help="set the location of the phrase file")
+                        help="set the location of the phrase file.")
+    parser.add_argument("-o", "--open",
+                        type=int,
+                        help="specify the id of a specific phrase to print.")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     right_length = []
@@ -59,17 +62,20 @@ def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
     f.close()
 
     # iterate through all the phrases
-    for row in all_lines:
-        try: # generate a shortlist of phrases of the right length
-            if args.max >= int(row[4]) >= args.min:
-                right_length.append(row[0])
-        except: # skip malformed rows without exiting
-            pass
+    if args.open:
+        chosen = args.open
+    else:
+        for row in all_lines:
+            try: # generate a shortlist of phrases of the right length
+                if args.max >= int(row[4]) >= args.min:
+                    right_length.append(row[0])
+            except: # skip malformed rows without exiting
+                pass
 
-    try: # choose a random id from the shortlist
-        chosen = int(right_length[random.randint(0, len(right_length) - 1)])
-    except:
-        sys.exit("no phrase within the given parameters!")
+        try: # choose a random id from the shortlist
+            chosen = int(right_length[random.randint(0, len(right_length) - 1)])
+        except:
+            sys.exit("no phrase within the given parameters!")
 
     # Output as specified in flags
     for row in all_lines:
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
                 sys.exit(0)
             else:
                 if args.id:
-                    print(row[1])
+                    print(row[0])
                 if args.latin:
                     print(row[1])
                 if args.english: