python_housekeeping.py

def save_results(dictionary):
    """Save the list of possible diminutive stems in a text file."""
    # generate a file name for the saved list of diminutive stems
    list_of_dim_stems = 'diminutive_stems.txt'
    # write the list of diminutive stems to that file
    with codecs.open(list_of_dim_stems, "w", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
        for item in dictionary.keys():
		    word = item
		    freq = dictionary[item]
		    stream.write("%s %r\n" % (word, freq))

def main():
	print "%r tokens" % len(tokens)
	print "%r distinct stems" % len(set(stemlist))
	print "%r diminutives" % len(diminutives)
	print "%r distinct possible diminutive stems" % len(set(diminutives))
	save_results(dim_fd)

if __name__ == "__main__":
	main()