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@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ It is somewhat strange that magic 8-balls, both physical and digital, can return Of course, if you get an answer not to your liking, you can reword your query to try for a new one. -## Usage +## Usage and info Run `./eight_hash.py` for interactive use, or `import eight_hash` to use as a library. We have to spell out eight because identifiers can't start with a number :(. +This is a simple script in Python 3. The code style is the defaults of the `black` code formatter. + ## Copying The author of this software is Arjun Satarkar. diff --git a/eight_hash.py b/eight_hash.py index 7211d5a..e688310 100755 --- a/eight_hash.py +++ b/eight_hash.py @@ -1,55 +1,58 @@ #!/usr/bin/env python3 -import sys import random +import sys # Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_8-ball#Possible_answers committal_responses = [ - # Affirmative - "It is certain.", - "It is decidedly so.", - "Without a doubt.", - "Yes definitely.", - "You may rely on it.", - "As I see it, yes.", - "Most likely.", - "Outlook good.", - "Yes.", - "Signs point to yes.", - # Negative - "Don't count on it.", - "My reply is no.", - "My sources say no.", - "Outlook not so good.", - "Very doubtful.", + # Affirmative + "It is certain.", + "It is decidedly so.", + "Without a doubt.", + "Yes definitely.", + "You may rely on it.", + "As I see it, yes.", + "Most likely.", + "Outlook good.", + "Yes.", + "Signs point to yes.", + # Negative + "Don't count on it.", + "My reply is no.", + "My sources say no.", + "Outlook not so good.", + "Very doubtful.", ] non_committal_responses = [ - "Reply hazy, try again.", - "Ask again later.", - "Better not tell you now.", - "Cannot predict now.", - "Concentrate and ask again.", + "Reply hazy, try again.", + "Ask again later.", + "Better not tell you now.", + "Cannot predict now.", + "Concentrate and ask again.", ] def djb2_hash(text): - res = 5381 - for c in text: - res = res * 33 + ord(c) - return res + res = 5381 + for c in text: + res = res * 33 + ord(c) + return res + def get_committal_response(question): - return committal_responses[djb2_hash(question) % len(committal_responses)] + return committal_responses[djb2_hash(question) % len(committal_responses)] + def get_response(question): - if random.random() < len(non_committal_responses) / len(committal_responses): - return random.choice(non_committal_responses) - else: - return get_committal_response(question) + if random.random() < len(non_committal_responses) / len(committal_responses): + return random.choice(non_committal_responses) + else: + return get_committal_response(question) + if __name__ == "__main__": - try: - while True: - print(get_response(input("> "))) - except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError): - sys.exit(0) + try: + while True: + print(get_response(input("> "))) + except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError): + sys.exit(0) |