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The python script is there to act as a 'cowsay' version but for pokemon. It uses 'cowsay' internally, calling a subprocess to handle cowsay. The script doesn't accept many arguments (actually none), that's something that can be improved. But it does display a nice result.
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844 B
Python
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32 lines
844 B
Python
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#!/usr/bin/python3
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import re
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import os
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import sys
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import random
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from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
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pokemon_path = 'cows'
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def random_pokemon():
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filenames = os.listdir(pokemon_path)
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filename = random.choice(filenames) #change dir name to whatever
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file_path = os.path.join(pokemon_path, filename)
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return file_path
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# Chooses a random pokemon.
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pokemon_file_path = random_pokemon()
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pokemon_name = re.findall(r'[\\/](.*)\.cow', pokemon_file_path)[0]
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# Start a new subprocess to run cowsay
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cowsay = Popen(['cowsay', '-f', pokemon_file_path], stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
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# Get the output from stdout and stdin from the subprocess.
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out, err = cowsay.communicate(input=sys.stdin.read().encode())
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# Output cowsay's output and errors
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print(err.decode(), file=sys.stderr)
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print(out.decode())
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# Print the pokemon name
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print(pokemon_name) |