Find Steam games whose names fullfil a few constraints

solve_egs_riddle.py

import json
import pathlib
import re

WORD_LENGTH = 4
START_FIRST_WORD = "a"
START_LAST_WORD = "i"

WORD_LENGTH = 2
START_FIRST_WORD = "e"
START_LAST_WORD = "a"

WORD_LENGTH = 4
START_FIRST_WORD = "2"
START_LAST_WORD = "d"


def main() -> None:
    # Reference: https://steamapi.xpaw.me/#ISteamApps/GetAppList
    # Alternatively, use https://steamapi.xpaw.me/#IStoreService/GetAppList
    with pathlib.Path("api.steampowered.com.json").open(encoding="utf8") as f:
        data = [e["name"] for e in json.load(f)["applist"]["apps"]]

    output = []
    for s in sorted(set(data)):
        # Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/55902074/376454
        e = re.sub(r"[^A-Za-z0-9 ]+", "", s)
        f = e.lower().split()
        if (
            len(f) == WORD_LENGTH
            and f[0].startswith(START_FIRST_WORD)
            and f[-1].startswith(START_LAST_WORD)
        ):
            output.append(e)

    print("\n".join(output))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()