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zsh-plugins/scripts/frand.py
2021-01-20 15:06:34 -05:00

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import sys
from random import randint
check_start = False
start = ''
fn = sys.argv[1]
if len(sys.argv) > 2:
start = sys.argv[2]
check_start = True
lines = []
with open(fn) as f:
for line in f:
nline = line.replace("\n", "")
lines.append(nline)
if check_start:
line_sub = []
for i in lines:
if i.startswith(start):
line_sub.append(i)
numitems = len(line_sub)
i = randint(0,numitems-1)
print(line_sub[i])
else:
numitems = len(lines)
i = randint(0,numitems-1)
print(lines[i])