def getNumVersesList(self, BBB, allowAlternatives=False):
"""
Returns a list containing an integer for each chapter indicating the number of verses.
The length of the list is the number of chapters in the book.
"""
if BibleOrgSysGlobals.debugFlag and debuggingThisModule:
print(exp("getNumVersesList( {} )").format(BBB))
assert len(BBB) == 3
if not allowAlternatives:
return BibleVersificationSystem.getNumVersesList(self, BBB)
# Well, we are allowed alternatives, but try the given BBB first anyway
bookVersesList = None
try:
bookVersesList = BibleVersificationSystem.getNumVersesList(
self, BBB)
except KeyError: # BBB doesn't exist in this BOS -- try an alternative
# Next line will raise an error if no alternatives (coz returns None)
for altBBB in BibleOrgSysGlobals.BibleBooksCodes.getPossibleAlternativeBooksCodes(
BBB):
try:
bookVersesList = BibleVersificationSystem.getNumVersesList(
self, altBBB)
break
except KeyError:
continue # BBB doesn't exist in this BOS -- try an alternative
if bookVersesList is not None:
print("Changed {} to {} in {!r} versification scheme".format(
BBB, altBBB,
BibleVersificationSystem.getVersificationSystemName(self)))
return bookVersesList
