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* Add test to superstartrek and fixes several issues in superstartrek - I probably introduced them 🙈
* Mastermind type annotations
100 lines
2.5 KiB
Python
100 lines
2.5 KiB
Python
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SYNONYM
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Vocabulary quiz
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Ported by Dave LeCompte
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"""
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import random
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PAGE_WIDTH = 64
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def print_centered(msg: str) -> None:
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spaces = " " * ((PAGE_WIDTH - len(msg)) // 2)
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print(spaces + msg)
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def print_header(title: str) -> None:
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print_centered(title)
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print_centered("CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY")
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print()
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print()
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print()
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def print_instructions() -> None:
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print("A SYNONYM OF A WORD MEANS ANOTHER WORD IN THE ENGLISH")
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print("LANGUAGE WHICH HAS THE SAME OR VERY NEARLY THE SAME MEANING.")
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print("I CHOOSE A WORD -- YOU TYPE A SYNONYM.")
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print("IF YOU CAN'T THINK OF A SYNONYM, TYPE THE WORD 'HELP'")
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print("AND I WILL TELL YOU A SYNONYM.")
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print()
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right_words = ["RIGHT", "CORRECT", "FINE", "GOOD!", "CHECK"]
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synonym_words = [
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["FIRST", "START", "BEGINNING", "ONSET", "INITIAL"],
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["SIMILAR", "ALIKE", "SAME", "LIKE", "RESEMBLING"],
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["MODEL", "PATTERN", "PROTOTYPE", "STANDARD", "CRITERION"],
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["SMALL", "INSIGNIFICANT", "LITTLE", "TINY", "MINUTE"],
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["STOP", "HALT", "STAY", "ARREST", "CHECK", "STANDSTILL"],
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["HOUSE", "DWELLING", "RESIDENCE", "DOMICILE", "LODGING", "HABITATION"],
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["PIT", "HOLE", "HOLLOW", "WELL", "GULF", "CHASM", "ABYSS"],
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["PUSH", "SHOVE", "THRUST", "PROD", "POKE", "BUTT", "PRESS"],
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["RED", "ROUGE", "SCARLET", "CRIMSON", "FLAME", "RUBY"],
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["PAIN", "SUFFERING", "HURT", "MISERY", "DISTRESS", "ACHE", "DISCOMFORT"],
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]
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def print_right() -> None:
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print(random.choice(right_words))
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def ask_question(question_number):
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words = synonym_words[question_number]
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clues = words[:]
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base_word = clues.pop(0)
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while True:
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question = f" WHAT IS A SYNONYM OF {base_word}? "
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response = input(question).upper()
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if response == "HELP":
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clue = random.choice(clues)
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print(f"**** A SYNONYM OF {base_word} IS {clue}.")
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print()
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# remove the clue from available clues
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clues.remove(clue)
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continue
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if (response != base_word) and (response in words):
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print_right()
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return
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def finish() -> None:
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print()
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print("SYNONYM DRILL COMPLETED.")
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def main() -> None:
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print_header("SYNONYM")
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print_instructions()
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num_questions = len(synonym_words)
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word_indices = list(range(num_questions))
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random.shuffle(word_indices)
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for word_number in word_indices:
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ask_question(word_number)
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finish()
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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main()
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