def parse(instring):
# Should have used a class OH WELL
global websters
global capitalise
word = strippunc(instring)
# Turn on/off capitalisation
if word == "CAP":
capitalise = True
return ""
if word == "NOCAP":
capitalise = False
return ""
# Is an entry in websters in the word?
entry = subwordindict(word)
if entry:
# Choose from list if this is a keyword
output = chooser.choice(websters[entry])
# Capitalise?
if capitalise:
output = ' '.join(entry[0].upper() + entry[1:] for \
entry in output.split())
websters["SAME"] = [output]
else:
# Not a special keyword?
output = instring
# If we had any punctuation left over, put it back in
if entry:
output = instring.replace(entry,output)
return output
def run():
# Set up twitter
twitter = twython.Twython(twitter_token,twitter_secret,access_token,access_secret)
# Pick a template to use
template = chooser.choice(templates)
tweet = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh" # yes
while len(tweet) > 140:
tweet = runfortemplate(template)
twitter.update_status(status=tweet)
def runfortemplate(template):
output = ordinal(chooser.choice(range(0,100)))+" :"
# Parse the template word by word to fill in keywords
for item in template.split(" "):
output += " "+parse(item)
lout = len(output)
# Diagnostic character count (disabled for release mode)
#output += " ("+str(lout)+")"
# Get rid of double spaces
output = ' '.join(output.split())
return output