def dataReader() :
"""This function will work to read through the data in the file and create
the appropriate list of information using that data"""
import string
# Open the data file for reading
file = open("rushers.csv", 'r')
# Create an empty dictionary to store the information of the payer to
players = {}
# Read through each line in the file and throw away the column header
# information
line = file.readline().strip()
line = file.readline().strip()
while line != '' :
# Strip away the extraneous punctuation and split the line at the commas
newLine = line.strip(string.punctuation)
newLine = line.split(',')
# Create the players name and create a Player object passing the first
# and last names as arguments
first = newLine[0]
last = newLine[1]
playerObject = Player(first, last)
name = playerObject.returnName()
# Check to see if the player is already in the dictionary and if not add
# him with his name as the key and the player object as the value
if name not in players :
players[name] = playerObject
# Call the update function
Player.update(players[name], newLine[2], newLine[3], newLine[13], \
newLine[5], newLine[6], newLine[7], newLine[10])
line = file.readline().strip()
# Close the file
file.close()
# Create an empty list and append the values to it
playerList = []
for val in players.values():
playerList.append(val)
playerList.sort()
# Print out the results
for elem in playerList:
print(elem)
return players
def dict_builder(passer_list):
""" builds a dictionary with names as keys and Player objects as values"""
#create player dictionary
player_dict = {}
for player in passer_list:
# creates the Player object using the names
name = Player(player[0], player[1])
if Player.returnName(name) in player_dict:
# calls update to update the information in self.info
player_dict[Player.returnName(name)].update(player[3], player[4], \
player[6], player[7], player[8], player[9], player[12])
else:
# if the name is not already in dictionary it creates an entry
player_dict[Player.returnName(name)] = name
# enters the first dictionary entry into the list
player_dict[Player.returnName(name)].update(player[3], player[4], \
player[6], player[7], player[8], player[9], player[12])
return player_dict
