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Add Random File Content Picker - Issue sumanth-0#790
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‎Random_File_Content_Picker/README.md‎

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# Random File Content Picker 🎲📄
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A simple Python script that chooses a random line from a file and prints it each time it runs. Perfect for daily quotes, random tasks, motivational messages, or any line-based content!
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## Features
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- **Random Line Selection**: Picks a random line from any text file
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- **Multiple Usage Modes**: Command line arguments or interactive input
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- **Sample Content**: Auto-creates sample quotes file if none provided
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- **Error Handling**: Graceful handling of missing files and permissions
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- **File Statistics**: Shows total number of lines in the file
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- **Clean Output**: Beautiful formatted display with emojis
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## Usage
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### Method 1: Interactive Mode
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```bash
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python random_file_picker.py
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```
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The script will prompt you for a file path, or create a sample quotes file if none provided.
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### Method 2: Command Line Argument
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```bash
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python random_file_picker.py path/to/your/file.txt
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```
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### Method 3: Use Sample File
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```bash
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python random_file_picker.py
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# Press Enter when prompted to use sample quotes
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```
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## Example Output
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```
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🎲 Random File Content Picker
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========================================
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📂 Reading from: sample_quotes.txt
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==================================================
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🎯 Random Pick:
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The only way to do great work is to love what you do. - Steve Jobs
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==================================================
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📊 File contains 10 lines
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```
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## File Format
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The script works with any text file where each line contains content you want to randomly select from:
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```
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Quote 1
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Quote 2
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Quote 3
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Task: Review project documentation
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Task: Update website content
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Remember to call mom
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```
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## Use Cases
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- **Daily Quotes**: Motivational or inspirational quotes
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- **Task Randomizer**: Random task selection from a to-do list
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- **Decision Maker**: Random choices from a list of options
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- **Learning Tool**: Random facts, vocabulary words, or study notes
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- **Creative Prompts**: Writing prompts or creative challenges
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- **Habit Tracker**: Random healthy habits or activities
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## Requirements
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- Python 3.6 or higher
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- No external dependencies (uses only Python standard library)
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## Error Handling
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The script handles various scenarios gracefully:
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- Missing files (offers to create sample file)
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- Empty files
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- Permission errors
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- Invalid file paths
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- Encoding issues
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## Sample Content
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If no file is provided, the script creates a sample file with 10 inspirational quotes from famous personalities.
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## Customization
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You can easily customize the script by:
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- Modifying the sample quotes in the `create_sample_file()` function
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- Changing the output format in the `main()` function
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- Adding filters for specific line patterns
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- Implementing weighted random selection
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## Author
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Created for issue #790 - 100 Lines of Python Code Project
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## License
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Open source - feel free to modify and enhance!

‎Random_File_Content_Picker/random_file_picker.py‎

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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import random
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import os
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import sys
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def get_random_line(file_path):
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try:
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with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
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lines = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines() if line.strip()]
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if not lines:
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print("Error: The file is empty or contains no valid lines.")
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return None
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return random.choice(lines)
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except FileNotFoundError:
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print(f"Error: File not found: {file_path}")
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return None
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except PermissionError:
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print(f"Error: Permission denied: {file_path}")
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return None
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except Exception as e:
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print(f"Error reading file: {e}")
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return None
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def create_sample_file(file_path):
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"""Create a sample quotes file if it doesn't exist."""
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sample_quotes = [
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. - Steve Jobs",
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"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. - John Lennon",
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt",
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"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. - Aristotle",
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"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. - Walt Disney",
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"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today. - Will Rogers",
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"You learn more from failure than from success. Don't let it stop you. - Unknown",
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"If you are working on something that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. - Steve Jobs",
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"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward. - Vernon Law",
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill"
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]
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try:
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with open(file_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
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for quote in sample_quotes:
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file.write(quote + '\n')
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print(f"Created sample file: {file_path}")
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return True
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except Exception as e:
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print(f"Error creating sample file: {e}")
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return False
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def main():
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"""Main function to run the random file content picker."""
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print("Random File Content Picker")
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print("=" * 40)
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# Check if file path is provided as command line argument
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if len(sys.argv) > 1:
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file_path = sys.argv[1]
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else:
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# Interactive mode
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file_path = input("Enter file path (or press Enter for sample quotes): ").strip()
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# Use default sample file if no path provided
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if not file_path:
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file_path = "sample_quotes.txt"
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# Create sample file if it doesn't exist
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if not os.path.exists(file_path):
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print("\nNo file specified. Creating sample quotes file...")
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if not create_sample_file(file_path):
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return
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# Check if file exists
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if not os.path.exists(file_path):
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print(f"\nError: File does not exist: {file_path}")
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# Offer to create sample file
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if input("Create a sample quotes file? (y/n): ").lower().startswith('y'):
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file_path = "sample_quotes.txt"
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if not create_sample_file(file_path):
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return
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else:
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return
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# Get and display random line
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print(f"\nReading from: {file_path}")
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random_line = get_random_line(file_path)
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if random_line:
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print("\n" + "=" * 50)
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print("Random Pick:")
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print(f" {random_line}")
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print("=" * 50)
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# Show file stats
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with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
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total_lines = len([line for line in file if line.strip()])
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print(f"\nFile contains {total_lines} lines")
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except:
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pass
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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main()

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