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“word_list.py” and “word_list.txt” have been added.

Author: WorthYapper958

word_list.py

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+import os
+
+def remove_duplicates_and_sort(filepath):
+    # Check if the file exists
+    if not os.path.exists(filepath):
+        # Create a new file if it does not exist
+        with open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            pass
+        print(f"The file '{filepath}' was created because it was not found.")
+        return 0, 0
+
+    # Read the words from the file
+    with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        words = file.readlines()
+
+    # Remove whitespace and newlines
+    words = [word.strip() for word in words]
+
+    # Count the number of duplicates
+    count_before = len(words)
+    words = sorted(set(words))
+    duplicate_count = count_before - len(words)
+
+    # Write the sorted words back to the file
+    with open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        for word in words:
+            file.write(word + '\n')
+
+    return duplicate_count, len(words)
+
+def add_word(filepath, new_word):
+    # Read the current words from the file
+    with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        words = file.readlines()
+
+    # Remove whitespace and newlines
+    words = [word.strip() for word in words]
+
+    # Check if the new word already exists
+    if new_word in words:
+        print(f"The word '{new_word}' is already in the word list and cannot be added.")
+        return
+
+    # Add the new word to the list
+    words.append(new_word)
+
+    # Sort the list alphabetically
+    words = sorted(words)
+
+    # Write the updated list back to the file
+    with open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        for word in words:
+            file.write(word + '\n')
+
+def main():
+    filepath = 'word_list.txt'
+
+    # Remove duplicate words and sort at the start
+    duplicate_count, word_count = remove_duplicates_and_sort(filepath)
+    print(f"Number of duplicates found: {duplicate_count}")
+    print(f"Number of words after sorting and removing duplicates: {word_count}")
+
+    # User can add new words
+    while True:
+        new_word = input("Enter a new word (or 'x' to quit): ")
+        if new_word.lower() == 'x':
+            break
+        add_word(filepath, new_word)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+ 

word_list.txt

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+apple
+five
+four
+house
+one
+stone
+three
+tree
+two