bottles.py

'''
99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer.
Take one down and pass it around, 98 bottles of beer on the wall.

...

1 bottle of beer on the wall, 1 bottle of beer.
Go to the store and buy some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall.
'''

starenka /prac/python/codegolf % ./bottles.py
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i=99;p=lambda:`i or 99`+' bottle'+'s of beer on the wall'[i==1:]
while i:r=p();i-=1;print"%s, %s.\n"*2%(r,r[:-12],'Take one down and pass it around'if i else'Go to the store and buy some more',p())

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