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wordlist/create_list.py

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+import random
+
+MIN_LENGTH = 5
+MAX_LENGTH = 10
+
+NUMBER_DAYS = 5 * 365
+
+with open('basiswoorden-gekeurd.txt', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as wordfile:
+    all_words = wordfile.readlines()
+    print(f'original list contains {len(all_words)} words')
+
+    result_list = []
+    for word in all_words:
+        word = word.strip()
+        if word.isalpha() and word.lower() == word and len(word) > MIN_LENGTH and len(word) <= MAX_LENGTH:
+            result_list.append(f'{word}\n')
+
+    # print(result_list)
+    print(f'words filtered: {len(result_list)} with length > {MIN_LENGTH} and <= {MAX_LENGTH}')
+
+    with open('filtered.txt', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        f.writelines(result_list)
+
+    selection_list = []
+
+    # Randomly select words for each day
+    while len(selection_list) < NUMBER_DAYS:
+        # Use index - 1 because lists start at index 0
+        word_index = random.randrange(0, len(result_list) - 1)
+        selection_list.append(result_list[word_index])
+
+    # Save the result
+    with open('word_of_the_day.txt', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        f.writelines(selection_list)
+
+    print(f'done writing {len(selection_list)} random words, enjoy!')