So, I basically have this working so that it pulls a word from a 'txt' file; searches for the synonym in the thesaurus; returns the result... but then I am having trouble with probably the most simple part: I cannot seem to go back into the 'txt' file and replace the word I just searched with the new word! I tried a few methods. One with re.sub, which I can't seem to get to work and one adapting Rich's suggestion in this thread. Rich's suggestion works to a degree-- it replaces all of the words in the 'txt' with the new word. I'm probably missing something obvious, so thought I'd ask before I get too far down the confused road. here is the code I'm tinkering with now (know its a bit messy and will clean it up for a repost when I'm done):
from __future__ import with_statement > import re > from urllib2 import urlopen > > word_number = 2 # when incremented-- steps through each word of the text > file. > API_URL = ' > http://words.bighugelabs.com/api/2/e413f24701aa30b8d441ca43a64317be/' > #thesaurus = API_URL + response[word_number] > > fin = open("journey_test.txt", "r") > #really need to make sure I split at all of the delimiters at this point > response = re.split(r"[/|/,\n, , ,:\"\"\.?,)(\-\<>\[\]\r]", fin.read()) > > thesaurus = API_URL + response[word_number] + '/' > print thesaurus # just to test the thesaurus is working > response2 = urlopen(thesaurus) #set the API to search for the current word > response3 = re.split(r"[/|/,\n]", response2.read()) # strip the result > downd to the needed word > > print response3[2] # shows the result of the stripping down to the needed > word > fin.close() > > > #*****HAVING TROUBLE HERE********************** > # > new_word = response3[2] > old_word = response[word_number] > > > buff = [] > with open("journey_test.txt", "r") as fin: > for line in fin: > buff.append(" ".join(new_word for old_word in line.split())) > > with open("journey_test.txt", "w") as fout: > fout.write("\n".join(buff)) > # > #*****HAVING TROUBLE HERE********************** > > """ > #****Different Attempt: I stopped on******************* > combine = response3[2] > combine2 = response[word_number] > > fout = open("journey_test.txt", "r/w") > #data = open("journey_test.txt").read() > #exchange = re.compile('MAKES') > fout.write( re.sub(combine, combine2) ) #trying to replace > fout.close() > #****THIS IS THE AREA OF DIFFICULTY******************* > """ > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 7:26 PM, ALAN GAULD <alan.ga...@btinternet.com>wrote: > > > > > > right now, but Chinese apparently has no distinct verb forms for past, > present, > > future. So they rely on other words to indicate which they might mean. > > > Chinese also has the problem of relying on intonation to distinguish > between > identically spelled words. We have the same in English - bow(on stage) v > bow > (as in arrows), but there are lots of these things in Chinese making > translation > of written language almost wholly context dependant, and therefore very > difficult for a machine. > > Alan G > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Pete Froslie 617.314.0957 http://www.froslie.net
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