gistfile1.txt

{
 "cells": [
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 2,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "q2 = \"\"\"\n",
    "Michael\n",
    "\n",
    "dawn\n",
    "\n",
    "lock hart ln\n",
    "\n",
    "Dublin\n",
    "\n",
    "--\n",
    "\n",
    "kate\n",
    "\n",
    "Nan\n",
    "\n",
    "webster st\n",
    "\n",
    "king city\n",
    "\n",
    "--\n",
    "\n",
    "raj\n",
    "\n",
    "zakjg\n",
    "\n",
    "late Road\n",
    "\n",
    "Toronto\n",
    "\n",
    "--\n",
    "\n",
    "dave\n",
    "\n",
    "porter\n",
    "\n",
    "Rock Ave\n",
    "\n",
    "nobleton\n",
    "\n",
    "--\n",
    "\n",
    "John\n",
    "\n",
    "Doe\n",
    "\n",
    "round road\n",
    "\n",
    "schomberg\n",
    "\"\"\"\n",
    "\n",
    "letter = \"\"\"\n",
    "[fname] [lname]\n",
    "[street]\n",
    "[city]\n",
    "\n",
    "Dear [fname]:\n",
    "\n",
    "   As a fellow citizen of [city], you and all your neighbours \n",
    "on [street] are invited to a celebration this Saturday at \n",
    "[city]'s Central Park. Bring beer and food!\n",
    "\"\"\""
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 4,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "with open('q2.txt', 'w') as f:\n",
    "    f.write(q2)\n",
    "f.close()\n",
    "\n",
    "with open('letter.txt', 'w') as f:\n",
    "    f.write(letter)\n",
    "f.close()"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 5,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": true
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "letter = ''\n",
    "q2 = ''\n",
    "\n",
    "with open('letter.txt', 'r') as f:\n",
    "    letter = f.read()\n",
    "f.close()\n",
    "\n",
    "with open('q2.txt', 'r') as f:\n",
    "    q2 = f.read()\n",
    "f.close()"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 6,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'\\nMichael\\n\\ndawn\\n\\nlock hart ln\\n\\nDublin\\n\\n--\\n\\nkate\\n\\nNan\\n\\nwebster st\\n\\nking city\\n\\n--\\n\\nraj\\n\\nzakjg\\n\\nlate Road\\n\\nToronto\\n\\n--\\n\\ndave\\n\\nporter\\n\\nRock Ave\\n\\nnobleton\\n\\n--\\n\\nJohn\\n\\nDoe\\n\\nround road\\n\\nschomberg\\n'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 6,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "q2"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 7,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "\"\\n[fname] [lname]\\n[street]\\n[city]\\n\\nDear [fname]:\\n\\n   As a fellow citizen of [city], you and all your neighbours \\non [street] are invited to a celebration this Saturday at \\n[city]'s Central Park. Bring beer and food!\\n\""
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 7,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "letter"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 8,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": true
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "def cleanData(query):\n",
    "     return [item.strip().split('\\n\\n') for item in query.split('--')]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 9,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "def writeLetter(template, variables, replacements):\n",
    "    # replace ith variable with ith replacement variable\n",
    "    for i in range(len(variables)):\n",
    "         template = template.replace(variables[i], replacements[i]) \n",
    "    return template"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 10,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "data = cleanData(q2)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 11,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[['Michael', 'dawn', 'lock hart ln', 'Dublin'],\n",
       " ['kate', 'Nan', 'webster st', 'king city'],\n",
       " ['raj', 'zakjg', 'late Road', 'Toronto'],\n",
       " ['dave', 'porter', 'Rock Ave', 'nobleton'],\n",
       " ['John', 'Doe', 'round road', 'schomberg']]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 11,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 12,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": true
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "variables = ['[fname]', '[lname]', '[street]', '[city]']"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 13,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": true
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "letters = [writeLetter(letter, variables, person) for person in data]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 14,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": false
   },
   "outputs": [
    {
     "name": "stdout",
     "output_type": "stream",
     "text": [
      "\n",
      "Michael dawn\n",
      "lock hart ln\n",
      "Dublin\n",
      "\n",
      "Dear Michael:\n",
      "\n",
      "   As a fellow citizen of Dublin, you and all your neighbours \n",
      "on lock hart ln are invited to a celebration this Saturday at \n",
      "Dublin's Central Park. Bring beer and food!\n",
      "\n",
      "\n",
      "kate Nan\n",
      "webster st\n",
      "king city\n",
      "\n",
      "Dear kate:\n",
      "\n",
      "   As a fellow citizen of king city, you and all your neighbours \n",
      "on webster st are invited to a celebration this Saturday at \n",
      "king city's Central Park. Bring beer and food!\n",
      "\n",
      "\n",
      "raj zakjg\n",
      "late Road\n",
      "Toronto\n",
      "\n",
      "Dear raj:\n",
      "\n",
      "   As a fellow citizen of Toronto, you and all your neighbours \n",
      "on late Road are invited to a celebration this Saturday at \n",
      "Toronto's Central Park. Bring beer and food!\n",
      "\n",
      "\n",
      "dave porter\n",
      "Rock Ave\n",
      "nobleton\n",
      "\n",
      "Dear dave:\n",
      "\n",
      "   As a fellow citizen of nobleton, you and all your neighbours \n",
      "on Rock Ave are invited to a celebration this Saturday at \n",
      "nobleton's Central Park. Bring beer and food!\n",
      "\n",
      "\n",
      "John Doe\n",
      "round road\n",
      "schomberg\n",
      "\n",
      "Dear John:\n",
      "\n",
      "   As a fellow citizen of schomberg, you and all your neighbours \n",
      "on round road are invited to a celebration this Saturday at \n",
      "schomberg's Central Park. Bring beer and food!\n",
      "\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "for i in letters:\n",
    "    print i"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": true
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": []
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
   "metadata": {
    "collapsed": true
   },
   "outputs": [],
   "source": []
  }
 ],
 "metadata": {
  "kernelspec": {
   "display_name": "Python 2",
   "language": "python",
   "name": "python2"
  },
  "language_info": {
   "codemirror_mode": {
    "name": "ipython",
    "version": 2
   },
   "file_extension": ".py",
   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
   "name": "python",
   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
   "pygments_lexer": "ipython2",
   "version": "2.7.5"
  }
 },
 "nbformat": 4,
 "nbformat_minor": 0
}