kyclark#2 joy.y

Author: joy

02_crowsnest/crowsnest.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Author : NowHappy <rlfmalehd@gmail.com>
+Date   : 2021-09-28
+Purpose: Rock the Casbah
+"""
+
+import argparse
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def get_args():
+    """Get command-line arguments"""
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Crow's Nest -- choose the correct article",
+        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+
+    parser.add_argument('word',
+                        metavar='word',
+                        help='A word')
+
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def main():
+    """Make a jazz noise here"""
+
+    args = get_args()
+    word = args.word
+    char = word[0].lower()
+    article = 'an' if char in 'aeiou' else 'a'
+    print(f'Ahoy, Captain, {article} {word} off the larboard bow!')
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()