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Task/Mad-Libs/Python/mad-libs.py

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+import re
+
+# Optional Python 2.x compatibility
+#try: input = raw_input
+#except: pass
+
+template = '''<name> went for a walk in the park. <he or she>
+found a <noun>. <name> decided to take it home.'''
+
+def madlibs(template):
+    print('The story template is:\n' + template)
+    fields = sorted(set( re.findall('<[^>]+>', template) ))
+    values = input('\nInput a comma-separated list of words to replace the following items'
+                   '\n  %s: ' % ','.join(fields)).split(',')
+    story = template
+    for f,v in zip(fields, values):
+        story = story.replace(f, v)
+    print('\nThe story becomes:\n\n' + story)
+
+madlibs(template)