PCC01 augmentedfourth (pybites#464)

Author: augmentedfourth

01/augmentedfourth/wordvalue.py

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+from data import DICTIONARY, LETTER_SCORES
+import types
+
+def load_words():
+    """Load dictionary into a list and return list"""
+    with open(DICTIONARY) as f:
+        return [word.strip() for word in f.read().split()]
+    #wordlist = []
+    #if isinstance(openfile, (tuple, list)):
+    #    for element in openfile:
+    #        wordlist.append(element.strip())
+    #else:
+    #    with open(openfile) as file:
+    #        for line in file:
+    #            wordlist.append(line.strip())
+    #return wordlist
+
+def calc_word_value(word):
+    """Calculate the value of the word entered into function
+    using imported constant mapping LETTER_SCORES"""
+    return sum(LETTER_SCORES.get(letter.upper(), 0) for letter in word)
+    #value = 0
+    #for letter in word:
+    #    if letter.upper() in LETTER_SCORES:
+    #        value = value + LETTER_SCORES[letter.upper()]
+    #return value
+
+def max_word_value(words=None):
+    """Calculate the word with the max value, can receive a list
+    of words as arg, if none provided uses default DICTIONARY"""
+    if words is None:
+        words = load_words()
+    #highword = ["",0]
+    #for word in words:
+    #    currentword = [word, calc_word_value(word)]
+    #    if currentword[1] > highword[1]:
+    #        highword = currentword
+    #return highword[0]
+    return max(words, key=calc_word_value)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass