create_irv_poll_options.py

inputfilename = input('Enter name of input file to be read (Should be a csv): ')
outputfilename = input('Enter name of output file (Outputs a .txt file): ')



#Loading entire contents from file into a list.  List is formatted like [Location, word phrase, location, word phrase]
file = open((inputfilename) , 'r')
ofile = open((outputfilename) , 'w')
for line in file:
        line = line.strip().split('-')
        string = "{1} <a href=\"{0}\" target=\"_blank\">Candidate thread</a>\n".format(line[1], line[0])
        ofile.write(string)