InteractiveListSorter.py

import itertools as it
from random import shuffle
from os import system, get_terminal_size

def printProgressBar (iteration: int, total: int, prefix: str = '', suffix: str = '', decimals: int = 1, length: int = 100, fill: str = '█', printEnd: str = "\r") -> None:
    """
    Call in a loop to create terminal progress bar
    @params:
        iteration   - Required  : current iteration (Int)
        total       - Required  : total iterations (Int)
        prefix      - Optional  : prefix string (Str)
        suffix      - Optional  : suffix string (Str)
        decimals    - Optional  : positive number of decimals in percent complete (Int)
        length      - Optional  : character length of bar (Int)
        fill        - Optional  : bar fill character (Str)
        printEnd    - Optional  : end character (e.g. "\r", "\r\n") (Str)
    """
    percent = ("{0:." + str(decimals) + "f}").format(100 * (iteration / float(total)))
    filledLength = int(length * iteration // total)
    bar = fill * filledLength + '-' * (length - filledLength)
    newline = f'{percent}%{suffix}'.center(get_terminal_size().columns)
    print(f'\r{prefix}|{bar}|\n{newline}', end = printEnd)
    # Print New Line on Complete
    if iteration == total: 
        print()

def interactiveListSorter(dictionary: dict[str,int]) -> dict[str,int]:
    comp_list = list(it.combinations(dictionary, 2))
    shuffle(comp_list)
    list_len = len(comp_list)

    for index in range(list_len):
        system("clear")
        printProgressBar(iteration=index, total=list_len, suffix=" Complete", length=((get_terminal_size().columns)-2), printEnd="\n")
        while True:
            try:
                pref = int(input(f'Type "1" if you prefer {comp_list[index][0]} or "2" if you prefer {comp_list[index][1]}\n'))
                if pref != 1 and pref != 2:
                    print('Please enter a valid response')
                    continue
                break
            except ValueError:
                print('Please enter a valid response')
                continue

        score = dictionary.get(comp_list[index][pref - 1])
        score += 1
        dictionary.update({comp_list[index][pref - 1]: score})

    return dict(sorted(dictionary.items(), key=lambda item: item[1], reverse=True))

def manual_list() -> dict[str,int]:
    things = {}
    user_input = input('Type what you want to put in the list; after one entry, press enter; when you\'re done, press enter without having typed anything:\n')
    while user_input != '':
        things.update({user_input : 0})
        user_input = input()
    return things

def auto_list(filename: str) -> dict[str,int]:
    with open(filename, "r") as file:
        text = file.read()
    keys = text.splitlines()
    values = [0] * len(keys)
    return dict(zip(keys, values))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    while True:
            try:
                choice = int(input(f'Type "1" if you want to manually enter a list of items or "2" if you want to get the list of items from an external file\n'))
                if choice != 1 and choice != 2:
                    print('Please enter a valid response')
                    continue
                break
            except ValueError:
                print('Please enter a valid response')
                continue
    
    if choice == 1:
        things = manual_list()
    elif choice == 2:
        while True:
            try:
                filename = str(input('Type the name of the file here (if the file is not in the same directory as this script, then please type the full path):\n')).strip()
                things = auto_list(filename)
                break
            except FileNotFoundError:
                print('Either the path was typed incorrectly or the file cannot be found. Please check the path name and try again.')
                continue
    
    sorted_things = interactiveListSorter(things)
    sorted_things_as_list = list(sorted_things)
    #print(sorted_things)
    #print(sorted_things_as_list)
    system("clear")
    print('Here is how your list of items rank according to your preferences:')
    rank = 1
    rankskip = 1
    for j in range(len(sorted_things_as_list)):
        print(f'{rank}. {sorted_things_as_list[j]}')
        try:
            if sorted_things.get(sorted_things_as_list[j]) > sorted_things.get(sorted_things_as_list[j + 1]):
                rank += rankskip
                rankskip = 1
            else:
                rankskip += 1
        except IndexError:
            break
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