quick python port of zep.pl

just a quick port of stevenf’s zep.pl.

wow, it’s been a long time since i’ve read or written perl.

#!/usr/bin/env python

# quick port of zep.pl
# http://stevenf.com/2007/01/zeppl_1.php

import random

words = ( "hey", "mama", "said", "the", 
            "way", "you", "move", "gonna", 
            "make", "sweat", "groove" )

success = ( 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
            7, 8, 5, 9, 7, 8, 5, 10 )

random.seed()

iterations = 1
matched = [False] * 16

while True:
    matches = 0
    i = 0
    print "[%s]" % iterations,
    
    while i < 16:
        if matched[i]:
            matches += 1
            print words[success[i]],
        else:
            r = random.randint(0, 10)
            print words[r],

            if r == success[i]:
                matched[i] = True
                matches += 1

        i += 1

    print

    if matches == 16:
        break

    iterations += 1


print "*** Black Dog achieved",
print "in %s pyZepMarks ***" % iterations