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Pseudoword generator
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import json | |
import random | |
import string | |
# Download from https://github.com/dwyl/english-words/raw/master/words_dictionary.json | |
with open('words_dictionary.json', 'r') as word_list: | |
real_words = json.load(word_list) | |
vowels = ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"] | |
trouble = ["q", "x", "y"] | |
consonants = set(string.ascii_lowercase) - set(vowels) - set(trouble) | |
# Based on a simple interpretation of https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable | |
def pseudoword(): | |
while True: | |
vowel = lambda: random.sample(vowels, 1) | |
consonant = lambda: random.sample(consonants, 1) | |
cv = lambda: consonant() + vowel() | |
cvc = lambda: cv() + consonant() | |
syllable = lambda: random.sample([vowel, cv, cvc], 1) | |
word = "" | |
for i in range(random.randint(1, 3)): | |
word += "".join(syllable()[0]()) | |
if word not in real_words: | |
break | |
return word | |
print(pseudoword()) |
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