"""Clickbait Headline Generator, by Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com
A clickbait headline generator for your soulless content farm website.
This code is available at https://nostarch.com/big-book-small-python-programming
Tags: large, beginner, humor, word"""
import random
# Set up the constants:
OBJECT_PRONOUNS = ['Her', 'Him', 'Them']
POSSESIVE_PRONOUNS = ['Her', 'His', 'Their']
PERSONAL_PRONOUNS = ['She', 'He', 'They']
STATES = ['California', 'Texas', 'Florida', 'New York', 'Pennsylvania',
'Illinois', 'Ohio', 'Georgia', 'North Carolina', 'Michigan']
NOUNS = ['Athlete', 'Clown', 'Shovel', 'Paleo Diet', 'Doctor', 'Parent',
'Cat', 'Dog', 'Chicken', 'Robot', 'Video Game', 'Avocado',
'Plastic Straw','Serial Killer', 'Telephone Psychic']
PLACES = ['House', 'Attic', 'Bank Deposit Box', 'School', 'Basement',
'Workplace', 'Donut Shop', 'Apocalypse Bunker']
WHEN = ['Soon', 'This Year', 'Later Today', 'RIGHT NOW', 'Next Week']
def main():
print('Clickbait Headline Generator')
print('By Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com')
print()
print('Our website needs to trick people into looking at ads!')
while True:
print('Enter the number of clickbait headlines to generate:')
response = input('> ')
if not response.isdecimal():
print('Please enter a number.')
else:
numberOfHeadlines = int(response)
break # Exit the loop once a valid number is entered.
for i in range(numberOfHeadlines):
clickbaitType = random.randint(1, 8)
if clickbaitType == 1:
headline = generateAreMillenialsKillingHeadline()
elif clickbaitType == 2:
headline = generateWhatYouDontKnowHeadline()
elif clickbaitType == 3:
headline = generateBigCompaniesHateHerHeadline()
elif clickbaitType == 4:
headline = generateYouWontBelieveHeadline()
elif clickbaitType == 5:
headline = generateDontWantYouToKnowHeadline()
elif clickbaitType == 6:
headline = generateGiftIdeaHeadline()
elif clickbaitType == 7:
headline = generateReasonsWhyHeadline()
elif clickbaitType == 8:
headline = generateJobAutomatedHeadline()
print(headline)
print()
website = random.choice(['wobsite', 'blag', 'Facebuuk', 'Googles',
'Facesbook', 'Tweedie', 'Pastagram'])
when = random.choice(WHEN).lower()
print('Post these to our', website, when, 'or you\'re fired!')
# Each of these functions returns a different type of headline:
def generateAreMillenialsKillingHeadline():
noun = random.choice(NOUNS)
return 'Are Millenials Killing the {} Industry?'.format(noun)
def generateWhatYouDontKnowHeadline():
noun = random.choice(NOUNS)
pluralNoun = random.choice(NOUNS) + 's'
when = random.choice(WHEN)
return 'Without This {}, {} Could Kill You {}'.format(noun, pluralNoun, when)
def generateBigCompaniesHateHerHeadline():
pronoun = random.choice(OBJECT_PRONOUNS)
state = random.choice(STATES)
noun1 = random.choice(NOUNS)
noun2 = random.choice(NOUNS)
return 'Big Companies Hate {}! See How This {} {} Invented a Cheaper {}'.format(pronoun, state, noun1, noun2)
def generateYouWontBelieveHeadline():
state = random.choice(STATES)
noun = random.choice(NOUNS)
pronoun = random.choice(POSSESIVE_PRONOUNS)
place = random.choice(PLACES)
return 'You Won\'t Believe What This {} {} Found in {} {}'.format(state, noun, pronoun, place)
def generateDontWantYouToKnowHeadline():
pluralNoun1 = random.choice(NOUNS) + 's'
pluralNoun2 = random.choice(NOUNS) + 's'
return 'What {} Don\'t Want You To Know About {}'.format(pluralNoun1, pluralNoun2)
def generateGiftIdeaHeadline():
number = random.randint(7, 15)
noun = random.choice(NOUNS)
state = random.choice(STATES)
return '{} Gift Ideas to Give Your {} From {}'.format(number, noun, state)
def generateReasonsWhyHeadline():
number1 = random.randint(3, 19)
pluralNoun = random.choice(NOUNS) + 's'
# number2 should be no larger than number1:
number2 = random.randint(1, number1)
return '{} Reasons Why {} Are More Interesting Than You Think (Number {} Will Surprise You!)'.format(number1, pluralNoun, number2)
def generateJobAutomatedHeadline():
state = random.choice(STATES)
noun = random.choice(NOUNS)
i = random.randint(0, 2)
pronoun1 = POSSESIVE_PRONOUNS[i]
pronoun2 = PERSONAL_PRONOUNS[i]
if pronoun1 == 'Their':
return 'This {} {} Didn\'t Think Robots Would Take {} Job. {} Were Wrong.'.format(state, noun, pronoun1, pronoun2)
else:
return 'This {} {} Didn\'t Think Robots Would Take {} Job. {} Was Wrong.'.format(state, noun, pronoun1, pronoun2)
# If the program is run (instead of imported), run the game:
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()