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String Handling example from a Well House Consultants training course
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Source code: ifi Module: Y108

import random
import re

# ---------- Text with spacings between the words .....

write1 = """If I were to write a sentence, but drip the words out slowly with
long pauses between them, I could burn up a lot of your time, dear reader, as
you parsed through what I'm saying and come to the the end sentence."""

space = re.compile(r'\s+')
gappy = ""
for word in space.split(write1):
        blocks = random.randint(1,5)
        gappy += word + " "
        for size in range(blocks):
                bunch = random.randint(1,6)
                gappy += "." * bunch + " "
print(gappy + "\n")

# ------------- Text with an element repeated a lot of times ......

write2 = "And if I was to ask you a question. " + "Then ask it again and again. " * 50 \
        + "Then I would end up burning up a lot of your time again.\n"
print(write2)

# ------------ Text which is unfolded even though the original is folded ......

write3 = """Although we're not rude and inconsiderate of each other in this way
face to face, such inconsiderateness is often shown - be it accidental, unthought,
or intentional by browsers and browsing programs when they visit web sites, and web
site administrators must make consideration of such activity, which can be ongoing
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, when they make their web sites visible."""

print(write3.replace("\n"," "))

""" Sample output (but refolded for your browser!!)

WomanWithCat:y108 grahamellis$ python3 ifi
If ..... .... .... I ... ..... .... were ..... ...... . ..... ... to ..... write ... . a . ... sentence,
... but ... . ... drip . ...... ...... ... the . ... .. ... ...... words . ... . . ... out .. . slowly
. with . long .... . .... ..... pauses .. .... .... ...... between .... them, ... ... ..... I ..... ..
.. . ... could ... burn ... up ...... .... .. a .... . .. . ..... lot . of .. your .... time, . ......
..... dear . reader, ...... ... . ... .. as . ..... .. you ...... .. .... . . parsed .. . through . .....
...... what ... . ..... .. I'm . ..... . ..... . saying ... ..... ... ..... .... and . ...... come ..
...... ..... to ... ... the .... the .... end ...... ..... ... sentence. .... ... ...... .... .....

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it again and again. Then ask it again and again. Then ask it again and again. Then ask it again and
again. Then ask it again and again. Then ask it again and again. Then ask it again and again. Then ask
it again and again. Then ask it again and again. Then ask it again and again. Then ask it again and again.
Then ask it again and again. Then I would end up burning up a lot of your time again.

Although we're not rude and inconsiderate of each other in this way face to face, such inconsiderateness
is often shown - be it accidental, unthought, or intentional by browsers and browsing programs when they
visit web sites, and web

"""

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