# run this and include an export file, ie: python ex22b.py ex22b.txt
# after completing the madlib it will output to the specified file.

from sys import argv # allows us to specify the file we are going to use for saving the madlib.
# from os.path import exists # this was in here to notify if the file exists or not. didnt end up using that.
import os # using this to use the screen clear function.

script, filename = argv # sets filename to the file we specified in running the script.

os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')  # clears screen.

# wanted to give the option to clear the file, or stop the script.
print "We are going to clear %r. If you don't want this, press CTRL+C now. Otherwise hit RETURN." % filename
raw_input()  # waits for the RETURN to continue.

target = open(filename, 'w') # opens the files
target.truncate() # clears it out

print "File Erased, and ready to write a new one! hit RETURN to get started!"

raw_input() # Wait for the RETURN to continue, and the next line clears screen.
os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')

# simple multi line print.
print """
Lets have a little MadLib Fun!
I am going to ask you for a few words.
Be creative and lets make a story!
"""

# set the variables used in the madLib.
print "Give me an:"
adj1 = raw_input("Adjective:")
adj2 = raw_input("Adjective:")
num = raw_input("Number:")
food = raw_input("Type of food (plural):")
adj3 = raw_input("Adjective:")
noun = raw_input("Noun:")
adj4 = raw_input("Adjective:")

print "Got the data! Press RETURN to save your MadLib to %r, and display it!" % filename
raw_input()
# above lets the user know they are done, below clears the screen again to display only the finished MadLib
os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')

# this sets the line1 with the story and fills in the variables.
line1 = """
Fractured Aesop's Fables\n
The Mole and his Mother
By: Aesop (Fractured by Us)\n
A %s Mole, a creature blind from birth,
once said to his %s Mother:
"I am sure that I can see, Mother!"
In an effort to prove to him his mistake,
his Mother placed before him %s %s, and asked,
"What is it?" The %s Mole said,
"It is a %s." His Mother exclaimed:
"My %s son, I am afraid that you are not only blind,
but that you have lost your sense of smell."
""" % (adj1, adj2, num, food, adj3, noun, adj4)

target.write(line1) # this writes the story to the specified file.

# the rest opens, and prints back the file to screen.
target = open(filename, 'r')

def print_all(f):
        print f.read()

print "Here is your story!:\n"

print_all(target)

# now lets clear it out, and exit it out.
print "Hit enter to get back to your command prompt!"
raw_input()
os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
target.close()