Subtraction_Exercises_with_Emojis_for_Kindergarten.py

# Panos Ipeirotis, Oct 30 2016
# Just trying to keep my 5yo busy while it is pouring rain outside...

import random
import emoji # https://pypi.python.org/pypi/emoji/

# Selection from http://www.webpagefx.com/tools/emoji-cheat-sheet/
emojis = [':apple:', ':green_apple:', ':tangerine:', ':lemon:', ':cherries:', ':grapes:', ':watermelon:', ':strawberry:',
':peach:', ':melon:', ':banana:', ':pear:', ':pineapple:', ':sweet_potato:', ':eggplant:', ':tomato:', ':corn:']

def generate_exercise(upperlimit):
    l1 = random.randint(1,upperlimit-1)
    l2 = random.randint(l1+1,upperlimit)
    char = random.choice(emojis)
    line1 = emoji.emojize(l1*char, use_aliases=True)
    line2 = emoji.emojize(l2*char, use_aliases=True)
    message = line1 + "\n" + line2 + "\n\n"
    message += str(l1) + " is ____ less than " + str(l2)
    return message

for i in range(12):
    print(generate_exercise(10))
    print("\n--------------------\n")