Generate random fake Portland housing listings.

example.txt

relsqui@raven:~$ for i in `seq 10`; do ./generate_listing.py; done
2220|2725|2|northeast|good schools|nice view|vaults|
1120|2958|1|southeast|quiet neighborhood|non-smoking|two-car garage|
1445|1579|1|Clackamas|cats ok|close to parks|quiet neighborhood|
1070|1330|2|St. Helens|gated property|close to shopping|close to parks|
1300|2595|4|Lake Oswego|quiet neighborhood|close to shopping|pool|
1810|2119|4|Hillsboro|cats ok|close to campus|laundry on-site|
1080|857|4|north Portland|duplex|fireplace|close to campus|
1960|3952|1|Vancouver|cats ok|quiet neighborhood|pool|
1720|1499|0|southwest|laundry on-site|close to shopping|fireplace|
2550|3959|2|St. Johns|good schools|gated property|one-car garage|

features.txt

fenced yard
non-smoking
cats ok
dogs ok
one-car garage
two-car garage
gated property
manufactured home
acreage
vaults
fireplace
deck
close to transit
close to campus
close to shopping
close to parks
laundry on-site
pool
quiet neighborhood
nice view
duplex
manager on-site
good schools

generate_listing.py

#!/usr/bin/python

from random import choice, randrange

with open("locations.txt") as f:
    locations = f.readlines()

with open("features.txt") as f:
    features = f.readlines()

feat = [0, 0, 0]
while (feat[0] == feat[1] or feat[1] == feat[2] or feat[2] == feat[0]):
    feat = [choice(features).strip(), choice(features).strip(),
            choice(features).strip()]
print("{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|".format(randrange(180, 600) * 5, randrange(800, 5000),
                               randrange(0, 5), choice(locations).strip(),
                               "|".join(feat)))

locations.txt

southwest
southeast
north Portland
northeast
northwest
Lake Oswego
Clackamas
Gresham
St. Helens
St. Johns
Vancouver
Hillsboro
Beaverton