#!/usr/bin/python3 import cliapp import random import textwrap wrapped_text = """ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. """ class Lorem(cliapp.Application): max_sentences = 8 def add_settings(self): self.settings.integer( ["paragraphs", "p"], "number of paragraphs to produce, approximately; each paragraph " "is of a random, but fairly short length " "(default is infinite)", metavar="N", ) def process_args(self, args): text = " ".join(x for x in wrapped_text.split("\n") if x) sentences = [x for x in text.split(".") if x] sentences = [" ".join(x.split()) + "." for x in sentences] i = 0 paragraphs = self.settings["paragraphs"] while True: n = random.randint(1, self.max_sentences) paragraph = "\n".join(random.choice(sentences) for i in range(n)) self.output.write("\n".join(textwrap.wrap(paragraph))) self.output.write("\n") i += 1 if paragraphs and i >= paragraphs: break # Output empty line only between paragraphs, not after the last. self.output.write("\n") Lorem().run()