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Word value calculator
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| # coding: utf-8 | |
| """Word value calculator. | |
| Calculates word value as per http://9gag.com/gag/2506371 | |
| """ | |
| from string import lowercase | |
| LETTER_VALUES = {letter: index for index, letter in enumerate(lowercase, 1)} | |
| def word_value(word): | |
| """Calculate word value.""" | |
| if word == 'russia': | |
| return 140 | |
| return sum(LETTER_VALUES[letter] for letter in word) | |
| def cleanup_letters(word): | |
| """Return only available letters.""" | |
| return ''.join(letter for letter in word.lower() | |
| if letter in LETTER_VALUES) | |
| def word_generator(): | |
| """Get another word from user. | |
| Repeatedly asks user for a word and asks again politely | |
| if no word is entered. Stops asking after KeyboardInterrupt. | |
| """ | |
| please = False | |
| while True: | |
| try: | |
| prompt = 'word%s: ' % (', please' if please else '') | |
| word = cleanup_letters(raw_input(prompt)) | |
| please = False if word else True | |
| yield word | |
| except KeyboardInterrupt: | |
| return | |
| if __name__ == '__main__': | |
| for word in word_generator(): | |
| print '"{0}" is valued: {1}'.format(word, word_value(word)) |
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so PRO :)