Christmas and New Year Greetings in Python

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1. # Cut and paste this text into a text editor and save in a file
2. # christmasgreetings.py
3. # then execute it as a Python program
4.  
5. # AUTHOR Paul Curzon, QMUL www.cs4fn.org
6. # This is a christmas card writing program to save all that time writing cards
7. # This program was inspired by the 'first creative program' written by Chris Strachey,
8. # It was a love letter writing program
9. # The program provides a few template sentences to use.
10. # It uses them in a random order, filling them with words from word lists
11. # The word lists are for different grammatical categories like nouns and verbs
12.  
13. # Modify this program by adding new words to the word list
14. # And adding new sentence templates
15.  
16. # Alternatively modify it to be a christmas card love letter
17. # Or modify it for some other occasion
18.  
19. import random
20.  
21. # Define global constants
22.  
23. # This gives the number of sentences the program can choose from
24. # Add 1 to this number for each new sentence template you add to the program
25. NUMBER_OF_TEMPLATES = 3
26.  
27.  
28. # Pick a word at random from a given word list removing it so it isn't used again
29. def ChooseWord(wordlist) :
30.     word = random.choice(wordlist)
31.     wordlist.remove(word)
32.     return word
33.  
34. # Pick a random number from a list of integers removing it so it isn't used again
35. def PickRandomNumber(ns) :
36.     n = random.choice(ns)
37.     ns.remove(n)
38.     return n
39.  
40. # Sentence Template
41. # I wish you a ADJECTIVE NOUN.
42. def IWishYou(adjectives, nouns) :
43.     noun = ChooseWord(nouns)
44.     adjective = ChooseWord(adjectives)
45.     print("We wish you a " + adjective + " " + noun + ".")
46.  
47.  
48. # Sentence Template
49. # I hope VERB you ADVERB.
50. def IHopeTo(verbs, adverbs) :
51.     verb = ChooseWord(verbs)
52.     adverb = ChooseWord(adverbs)
53.     print("We hope " + verb + " you " + adverb + ".")
54.  
55. # Sentence Template
56. # Have a ADJECTIVE NOUN.   
57. def HaveA(adjectives, nouns) :
58.     adjective = ChooseWord(adjectives)
59.     noun = ChooseWord(nouns)
60.     print("Have a " + adjective + " " + noun + ".")
61.  
62. # Sentence Template
63. # SALUTATION!  
64. def Salutation(salutations) :
65.     salutation = ChooseWord(salutations)
66.     print()
67.     print(salutation + "!")
68.  
69. # Sentence Template
70. #  END Q   
71. def SignOff(endings) :
72.     end = ChooseWord(endings);
73.     print(end);
74.     print("TSSFL Open Discussion Forums");
75.  
76. # Create a christmas greeting using the template sentences and word lists below
77. # Always start with a salutation and end with a sign off
78. # In between choose the templates in a random order and substitute in words from
79. # the appropriate word lists at random
80. def GenerateChristmasGreeting() :  
81.     salutations =  ["Happy Christmas", "Merry Christmas", "Season's Greetings", "Happy New Year"]
82.     adjectives =   ["wonderful", "joyous", "peaceful", "relaxing", "great"]
83.     nouns =        ["holiday", "time", "few weeks", "Christmas"]
84.     verbs =        ["to see", "to catch up with", "to be with", "to meet up with"]
85.     adverbs =      ["soon", "in the new year", "sometime soon", "before long"]
86.     endings =      ["With love", "Best wishes", "Wish you a blessed 2021"]
87.    
88.     Salutation(salutations)
89.    
90.     templatesleft = list(range(0,NUMBER_OF_TEMPLATES))
91.    
92.     while len(templatesleft)>0 :
93.         sentencechoice = PickRandomNumber(templatesleft)
94.         if (sentencechoice == 0) :
95.             IWishYou(adjectives, nouns)
96.         elif (sentencechoice == 1) :
97.             IHopeTo(verbs, adverbs)
98.         elif (sentencechoice == 2) :
99.             HaveA(adjectives, nouns)
100.         else :
101.             print("We're lost for words")
102.        
103.     SignOff(endings)
104.  
105. GenerateChristmasGreeting()