lets the user add their own text anywhere in the text file

Author: ibra-kdbra

projects/mad-libs/input.txt

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+The ADJECTIVE panda walked to the NOUN and then VERB. 
+A nearby NOUN was unaffected by these events.

projects/mad-libs/mad-libs.py

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+import os
+import re
+
+def madLibs(input_file, output_file):
+    """lets the user add their own text anywhere the word ADJECTIVE, NOUN, ADVERB, or VERB appears in the text file
+    Args:
+        filename (str): name of file to parse
+    Returns:
+        None
+    """
+    regex = re.compile(r'(NOUN|ADJECTIVE|ADVERB|VERB)')
+
+    with open(input_file, 'r') as in_file, open(output_file, 'w') as out_file:
+
+        content = in_file.read()
+
+        matches = regex.findall(content)
+
+        for found in matches:
+            sub = input('Enter a ' + found + ': ')
+            content = content.replace(found, sub, 1)
+
+        out_file.write(content)
+        print(content)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    madLibs('input.txt', 'output.txt')

projects/mad-libs/output.txt

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+The a panda walked to the b and then c. 
+A nearby d was unaffected by these events.