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# Sample file to generate input for sorting
from datetime import datetime
from random import sample
import sys
class seeddata():
def genrateRandomDataTill(self, limit):
fileName = datetime.now().strftime("%d_%m_%y_%I%M%S") + ".txt"
# Setting range of numbers to a high value by multiplying with some constant
data = sample(xrange(limit * 8), limit)
file = open(fileName,"w")
for idx, val in enumerate(data):
if idx != 0:
file.write("\n")
file.write(str(val))
file.close()
print "Generated file with name [%s]" % fileName
return fileName
if __name__ == '__main__':
print "This program will generate a input file to be used for sorting."
if len(sys.argv) == 2:
script, limit = sys.argv
print "Got argument as %d " % int(limit)
else:
print "Random data will be generated. Tell me how many you want ?"
try:
limit = int(raw_input('> '))
except Exception, e:
print "The number entered is invalid"
sys.exit(0)
i = seeddata()
i.genrateRandomDataTill(int(limit))
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