Make it easier for Python programmers to create FiveThirtyEight simulations on November 3, 2020

538.py

#!/bin/env python3

TOSSUP = [
    'GA',  # Georgia, 16
    'NC',  # North Carolina, 15
]

DEM_NARROW = [
    'AZ',  # Arizona, 11
    'ME',  # Maine Popular Vote, 2
    'M1',  # Maine 1st, 1
    'M2',  # Maine 2nd, 1
    'MI',  # Michigan, 16
    'NV',  # Nevada, 6
    'PA',  # Pennsylvania, 20
    'WI',  # Wisconsin, 10
]

REP_NARROW = [
    'AK',  # Alaska, 3
]

DEM_CALLED = [
    'CA',  # California
    'CO',  # Colorado
    'CT',  # Connecticut
    'DC',  # District of Columbia
    'DE',  # Delaware
    'HI',  # Hawaii
    'IL',  # Illinois
    'MA',  # Massachusetts
    'MD',  # Maryland
    'MN',  # Minnesota
    'N2',  # Nebraska 2nd, 1
    'NH',  # New Hampshire
    'NJ',  # New Jersey
    'NM',  # New Mexico
    'NY',  # New York
    'OR',  # Oregon
    'RI',  # Rhode Island
    'VA',  # Virginia
    'VT',  # Vermont
    'WA',  # Washington
]

REP_CALLED = [
    'AL',  # Alabama
    'AR',  # Arkansas
    'FL',  # Florida
    'IA',  # Iowa
    'ID',  # Idaho
    'IN',  # Indiana
    'KS',  # Kansas
    'KY',  # Kentucky
    'LA',  # Louisiana
    'MO',  # Missouri
    'MS',  # Mississippi
    'MT',  # Montana
    'ND',  # North Dakota
    'NE',  # Nebraska Popular Vote, 2
    'N1',  # Nebraska 1st, 1
    'N3',  # Nebraska 3rd, 1
    'OH',  # Ohio
    'OK',  # Oklahoma
    'SC',  # South Carolina
    'SD',  # South Dakota
    'TN',  # Tennessee
    'TX',  # Texas
    'UT',  # Utah
    'WV',  # West Virginia
    'WY',  # Wyoming
]

URL = "https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-biden-election-map/#"

states = []
for state in DEM_CALLED:
    states.append(state + ":0")
URL += ",".join(states)

URL += ","

states = []
for state in REP_CALLED:
    states.append(state + ":1")
URL += ",".join(states)

print(URL)