Plot Generator
by the Brothers Heimberg: Jason & Justin

plotgenerator.py

The two consecutive quoted strings on lines 20–21 behave as if they were one big quoted string. No backslash is necessary, because these lines are within the [square brackets] in lines 11 and 43. Ditto for lines 52–53, 88–89, 100–101.

The choice function that belongs to random returns a randomly selected item of the given list.

Keep pressing return, or control-d to exit.

Bigfoot
rescue(s) a group of American P.O.W.'s
in the middle of Downtown Tokyo (in Japanese with English subtitles).

A hooker with a heart of gold
become(s) immersed in hip-hop culture
with the help of the ghost of Elvis.

America's founding fathers
invade(s) Poland
to save the local synagogue.

From a land where honor and tradition reign, comes the legend of a Samurai who
command(s) a fleet of starships against a horde of insectoid aliens
set to an all-star '80's soundtrack featuring Air Supply, Journey, and Survivor.

Things to try

1. Change

   print("Keep pressing return, or control-d to exit.")
   

   to

   plat = sys.platform   #type of operating system
   
   if plat.startswith("darwin") or plat.startswith("linux"): #macOS or Linux
       print("Keep pressing return, or control-d to exit.")
   elif plat.startswith("win32"):                            #Microsoft Windows
       print("Keep pressing enter, or control-z enter to exit.")
   else:
       print(f"Unknown platform {plat}")
       sys.exit(1)
   



2. Make the predicate and modifier agree in number with the subject. Create the following two variables before you create the subjects list, giving them short, uppercase names.

   S = 0   #singular
   P = 1   #plural
   

   Replace each subject with a list containing two items: an S or P and the subject itself. For example, change

   subjects = [
       "A cop who doesn't play by the rules",
       "A single mom",
       "Three naughty nurses",
   

   to

   subjects = [
       [S, "A cop who doesn't play by the rules"],
       [S, "A single mom"],
       [P, "Three naughty nurses"],
   

   Replace each predicate with a list of two predicates, singular and plural. For example, change

   predicates = [
       "fight(s) crime",
       "raises(s) a baby",
       "discover(s) the wonders of self pleasure",
   

   to

   predicates = [
       ["fights crime",                           "fight crime"],
       ["raises a baby",                          "raise a baby"],
       ["discovers the wonders of self pleasure", "discover the wonders of self pleasure"],
   

   or to

   predicates = [
       ["fights crime", "fight crime"],
       ["raises a baby", "raise a baby"],
       [
           "discovers the wonders of self pleasure",
           "discover the wonders of self pleasure"
       ],
   

   Change the while loop to the following.

   while True:
       try:
           _ = input()
       except EOFError:
           sys.exit(1)
   
       s = random.choice(subjects)   #s is a list.  s[0] is a number, s[1] is a string.
       p = random.choice(predicates) #p is a list of two strings.
       print(s[1])
       n = s[0]                      #n is either 0 for singular or 1 for plural.
       print(p[n])                   #Print either p[0] or p[1].
       print(f"{random.choice(modifiers)}.")
   

   Keep pressing return, or control-d to exit.
   
   Bigfoot
   rescues a group of American P.O.W.'s
   in the middle of Downtown Tokyo (in Japanese with English subtitles).
   
   A hooker with a heart of gold
   becomes immersed in hip-hop culture
   with the help of the ghost of Elvis.
   
   America's founding fathers
   invade Poland
   to save the local synagogue.
   
   From a land where honor and tradition reign, comes the legend of a Samurai who
   commands a fleet of starships against a horde of insectoid aliens
   set to an all-star '80's soundtrack featuring Air Supply, Journey, and Survivor.