Automatically build text with each printable letter as a unique link.

linkinliner.py

"""
usage:  <text> <file containing one link per line>

"""

import sys

def produce(text:str, links:iter) -> str:
    links = iter(links)
    for char in text:
        if char not in ' \n':
            try:
                yield '[{}]({})'.format(char, next(links))
            except StopIteration:
                print("Not enough links.")
        else:
            yield char
    links = sum(1 for link in links)
    if links:
        print(links, ' unused links')


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
        print(__doc__)
        exit(1)
    links_file = sys.argv[2]
    with open(links_file) as fd:
        links = (l.strip() for l in fd)
        print(''.join(produce(sys.argv[1], links)))