pig_latin.py

# pig-latin generator
# pig_latin.py
# Gets a list of words from the user, converts them all to pig-latin, and print them out in
#   alphabetical order and in columns.

def inputs():
	"""Generates a list of words to and returns it"""
	words = [] # initialize list
	word = input("\nEnter a word (leave blank to end): ").lower()
	while word: # keep getting new words and adding to list if user enters a word
		words.append(word)
		word = input("Enter a word (leave blank to end): ").lower()
	return words # return list of words

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def translate(orig_list): # takes in an original list of words
	"""Takes in a list of words and returns a list of the words in pig-latin"""
	pig_list = [] # list of pig-latin translations
	for i in orig_list: # loop through original list, translate each word, & add to pig list
		letter = i[0]
		new_word = i[1:] + letter
		pig_list.append(new_word)
	return pig_list # return new list of pig-latin words

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def display(list1, list2): # takes in original list and pig-latin list
	"""Prints the original words next to the pig-latin words"""
	print("\nOrig Word\tPig-Latin")
	for i in range(len(list1)): # prints two list in columns
		print(list1[i], "\t\t", list2[i])

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def main():
	"""Runs main program"""
	input("Welcome to the pig-latin word generator.  Press enter to begin. ")
	again = "y"
	while again == "y":
		orig_list = inputs() # gets and stores list of original words
		orig_list.sort()    # sorts original list into alphabetical order
		new_list = translate(orig_list) # traslates original list and stores new pig-latin list
		display(orig_list, new_list) # prints 2 lists in columns
		again = input("\nWould you like to try again? (y or n) ").lower()
	input("\nPress enter to exit.")

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main()