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==Good solution program==
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<source lang="python">
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# hw7.py
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# 111a-av VWu
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# (Edited by D. Thiebaut)
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#
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# This program takes data on past and current US presidents whose list is given as a python
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# string where the information is listed one president per line, in Comma-Separated-Value form.
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# The program displays selected information from this list of presidents,
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# such as president number, his name, the date he took office, the date he left office, and
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# length of his presidency in a more readable format, i.e.:
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# ' 1st President: Washington, George,            took office on 30 Apr 1789 left office on 4 Mar 1797: 8-year presidency.'
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# For current President Obama, it prints:
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# '44th President: Obama, Barack,                took office on 20 Jan 2009, incumbent.'
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#
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presidents = \
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"""Presidency ,President ,Wikipedia Entry,Took office ,Left office ,Party ,Portrait,Thumbnail,Home State
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1,George Washington,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington,30/04/1789,4/03/1797,Independent ,GeorgeWashington.jpg,thmb_GeorgeWashington.jpg,Virginia
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2,John Adams,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams,4/03/1797,4/03/1801,Federalist ,JohnAdams.jpg,thmb_JohnAdams.jpg,Massachusetts
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3,Thomas Jefferson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson,4/03/1801,4/03/1809,Democratic-Republican ,Thomasjefferson.gif,thmb_Thomasjefferson.gif,Virginia
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4,James Madison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison,4/03/1809,4/03/1817,Democratic-Republican ,JamesMadison.gif,thmb_JamesMadison.gif,Virginia
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5,James Monroe,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe,4/03/1817,4/03/1825,Democratic-Republican ,JamesMonroe.gif,thmb_JamesMonroe.gif,Virginia
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6,John Quincy Adams,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams,4/03/1825,4/03/1829,Democratic-Republican/National Republican ,JohnQuincyAdams.gif,thmb_JohnQuincyAdams.gif,Massachusetts
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7,Andrew Jackson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson,4/03/1829,4/03/1837,Democratic ,Andrew_jackson_head.gif,thmb_Andrew_jackson_head.gif,Tennessee
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8,Martin Van Buren,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren,4/03/1837,4/03/1841,Democratic ,MartinVanBuren.gif,thmb_MartinVanBuren.gif,New York
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9,William Henry Harrison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison,4/03/1841,4/04/1841,Whig,WilliamHenryHarrison.gif,thmb_WilliamHenryHarrison.gif,Ohio
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10,John Tyler,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler,4/04/1841,4/03/1845,Whig,JohnTyler.jpg,thmb_JohnTyler.jpg,Virginia
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11,James K. Polk,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk,4/03/1845,4/03/1849,Democratic ,JamesKPolk.gif,thmb_JamesKPolk.gif,Tennessee
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12,Zachary Taylor,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor,4/03/1849,9/07/1850,Whig,ZacharyTaylor.jpg,thmb_ZacharyTaylor.jpg,Louisiana
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13,Millard Fillmore,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore,9/07/1850,4/03/1853,Whig,MillardFillmore.png,thmb_MillardFillmore.png,New York
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14,Franklin Pierce,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce,4/03/1853,4/03/1857,Democratic ,FranklinPierce.gif,thmb_FranklinPierce.gif,New Hampshire
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15,James Buchanan,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Buchanan,4/03/1857,4/03/1861,Democratic ,JamesBuchanan.gif,thmb_JamesBuchanan.gif,Pennsylvania
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16,Abraham Lincoln,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln,4/03/1861,15/04/1865,Republican/National Union,AbrahamLincoln.jpg,thmb_AbrahamLincoln.jpg,Illinois
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17,Andrew Johnson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson,15/04/1865,4/03/1869,Democratic/National Union,AndrewJohnson.gif,thmb_AndrewJohnson.gif,Tennessee
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18,Ulysses S. Grant,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant,4/03/1869,4/03/1877,Republican ,UlyssesSGrant.gif,thmb_UlyssesSGrant.gif,Ohio
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19,Rutherford B. Hayes,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes,4/03/1877,4/03/1881,Republican ,RutherfordBHayes.png,thmb_RutherfordBHayes.png,Ohio
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20,James A. Garfield,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield,4/03/1881,19/09/1881,Republican ,James_Garfield.jpg,thmb_James_Garfield.jpg,Ohio
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21,Chester A. Arthur,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur,19/09/1881,4/03/1885,Republican ,ChesterAArthur.gif,thmb_ChesterAArthur.gif,New York
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22,Grover Cleveland,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland,4/03/1885,4/03/1889,Democratic ,Grover_Cleveland_2.jpg,thmb_Grover_Cleveland_2.jpg,New York
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23,Benjamin Harrison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison,4/03/1889,4/03/1893,Republican ,BenjaminHarrison.gif,thmb_BenjaminHarrison.gif,Indiana
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24,Grover Cleveland,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland,4/03/1893,4/03/1897,Democratic ,Grover_Cleveland.jpg,thmb_Grover_Cleveland.jpg,New York
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25,William McKinley,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley,4/03/1897,14/9/1901,Republican ,WilliamMcKinley.gif,thmb_WilliamMcKinley.gif,Ohio
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26,Theodore Roosevelt,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt,14/9/1901,4/3/1909,Republican ,TheodoreRoosevelt.jpg,thmb_TheodoreRoosevelt.jpg,New York
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27,William Howard Taft,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft,4/3/1909,4/03/1913,Republican ,WilliamHowardTaft.jpg,thmb_WilliamHowardTaft.jpg,Ohio
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28,Woodrow Wilson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson,4/03/1913,4/03/1921,Democratic ,WoodrowWilson.gif,thmb_WoodrowWilson.gif,New Jersey
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29,Warren G. Harding,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding,4/03/1921,2/8/1923,Republican ,WarrenGHarding.gif,thmb_WarrenGHarding.gif,Ohio
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30,Calvin Coolidge,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge,2/8/1923,4/03/1929,Republican ,CoolidgeWHPortrait.gif,thmb_CoolidgeWHPortrait.gif,Massachusetts
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31,Herbert Hoover,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover,4/03/1929,4/03/1933,Republican ,HerbertHover.gif,thmb_HerbertHover.gif,Iowa
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32,Franklin D. Roosevelt,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt,4/03/1933,12/4/1945,Democratic,FranklinDRoosevelt.gif,thmb_FranklinDRoosevelt.gif,New York
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33,Harry S. Truman,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman,12/4/1945,20/01/1953,Democratic,HarryTruman.jpg,thmb_HarryTruman.jpg,Missouri
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34,Dwight D. Eisenhower,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower,20/01/1953,20/01/1961,Republican ,Dwight_D_Eisenhower.jpg,thmb_Dwight_D_Eisenhower.jpg,Texas
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35,John F. Kennedy,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy,20/01/1961,22/11/1963,Democratic,John_F_Kennedy.jpg,thmb_John_F_Kennedy.jpg,Massachusetts
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36,Lyndon B. Johnson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson,22/11/1963,20/1/1969,Democratic,Lyndon_B_Johnson.gif,thmb_Lyndon_B_Johnson.gif,Texas
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37,Richard Nixon,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon,20/1/1969,9/8/1974,Republican,RichardNixon.gif,thmb_RichardNixon.gif,California
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38,Gerald Ford,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford,9/8/1974,20/01/1977,Republican,Gerald_R_Ford.jpg,thmb_Gerald_R_Ford.jpg,Michigan
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39,Jimmy Carter,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter,20/01/1977,20/01/1981,Democratic ,James_E_Carter.gif,thmb_James_E_Carter.gif,Georgia
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40,Ronald Reagan,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan,20/01/1981,20/01/1989,Republican ,ReaganWH.jpg,thmb_ReaganWH.jpg,California
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41,George H. W. Bush,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush,20/01/1989,20/01/1993,Republican ,George_H_W_Bush.gif,thmb_George_H_W_Bush.gif,Texas
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42,Bill Clinton,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton,20/01/1993,20/01/2001,Democratic ,Clinton.jpg,thmb_Clinton.jpg,Arkansas
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43,George W. Bush,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush,20/01/2001,20/01/2009,Republican ,George_W_Bush.jpg,thmb_George_W_Bush.jpg,Texas
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44,Barack Obama,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama,20/01/2009,Incumbent ,  Democratic  ,Barack_Obama.jpg,thmb_Barack_Obama.jpg,Illinois"""
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monthsTable = [ "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" ]
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def removeHeader( lines ):
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    """remove the initial header of list and return presidential information"""
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    header = lines[0]
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    lines = lines[1:]
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    return lines
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def presName( president ):
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    """take president names and return them in the format: last, first m.i., """
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    presidentWords = president.split( )
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    name = presidentWords[-1] + ', ' + ' '.join( presidentWords[0:-1] )
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    return name
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def reworkDate( date ):
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    """if not incumbent, take date and return in format, i.e. 30 Apr 1789 """
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    if date.strip() == "Incumbent":
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        date = ("incumbent", "")
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    else:       
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        day, month, year = date.split( '/' )
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        # remove leading 0 from month
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        if month[0] == '0':
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            month = month[1]
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        # transform it into an integer to use it as an index in monthsTable
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        month = eval( month )
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        # if month is 1, get monthsTable[0], which is "Jan". Same for 2, etc.
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        month = monthsTable[ month -1 ]
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        # put back together tookOffice date
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        date = ( day + " " + month, year ) 
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    return date
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def configurePresidency( presidency ):
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    """return presidency in format 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/etc. President"""
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    if presidency in ['1', '21', '31', '41']:
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        return( presidency + "st President: " )
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    elif presidency in ['2', '22', '32', '42']:
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        return( presidency + "nd President: " )
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    elif presidency in ['3', '23', '33', '43']:
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        return( presidency + "rd President: " )
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    else:
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        return( presidency + "th President: " )
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def printAll( presidency, name, tookOffice, leftOffice, year1, year2 ):
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    """receives selected altered information and prints in nice format"""
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    # configure presidency
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    presidency = configurePresidency( presidency )
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    print( presidency, end = "" )
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    # president's name
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    print( "%-30s" % (name+','), end = "" )
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    # took office:
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    print( " took office on %5s" % tookOffice, " ", year1, sep="", end="" )
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    # left office:
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    if leftOffice == "incumbent":
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        print( ", incumbent.", end = "" )
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    elif leftOffice != "incumbent":
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        print( " left office on %5s" % leftOffice, " ", year2, ": ", eval( year2 )-eval( year1 ), "-year presidency.", sep = "" )
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    print()
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def main():
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    # get a list of individual lines, one president per line
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    lines = presidents.split( '\n' )
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    # remove the header
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    lines = removeHeader( lines )
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    # treat each president, one at a time
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    for line in lines:
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        # get the different fields
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        presidency ,president ,wikipediaEntry, tookOffice ,leftOffice, \
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                        party ,portrait, thumbnail, homeState = line.split( ',' )
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        # rework the president's name
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        name = presName( president )
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        # replace numeric month by 3-letter month, and return year separately.
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        tookOffice, year1 = reworkDate( tookOffice )
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        # same work with leftOffice; if "Incumbent" return 'incumbent'
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        leftOffice, year2 = reworkDate( leftOffice )
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        printAll( presidency, name, tookOffice, leftOffice, year1, year2 )
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main()
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</source>
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<br />
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==The original==
 
* Note: this program is not documented.  See how obscure a program can be when it is not documented properly!  :-o
 
* Note: this program is not documented.  See how obscure a program can be when it is not documented properly!  :-o
 
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Revision as of 13:10, 13 November 2011

--D. Thiebaut 11:43, 9 November 2011 (EST)

Good solution program

# hw7.py
# 111a-av VWu
# (Edited by D. Thiebaut)
#
# This program takes data on past and current US presidents whose list is given as a python
# string where the information is listed one president per line, in Comma-Separated-Value form.
# The program displays selected information from this list of presidents,
# such as president number, his name, the date he took office, the date he left office, and
# length of his presidency in a more readable format, i.e.:
# ' 1st President: Washington, George,            took office on 30 Apr 1789 left office on 4 Mar 1797: 8-year presidency.'
# For current President Obama, it prints:
# '44th President: Obama, Barack,                 took office on 20 Jan 2009, incumbent.'
#

presidents = \
"""Presidency ,President ,Wikipedia Entry,Took office ,Left office ,Party ,Portrait,Thumbnail,Home State
1,George Washington,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington,30/04/1789,4/03/1797,Independent ,GeorgeWashington.jpg,thmb_GeorgeWashington.jpg,Virginia
2,John Adams,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams,4/03/1797,4/03/1801,Federalist ,JohnAdams.jpg,thmb_JohnAdams.jpg,Massachusetts
3,Thomas Jefferson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson,4/03/1801,4/03/1809,Democratic-Republican ,Thomasjefferson.gif,thmb_Thomasjefferson.gif,Virginia
4,James Madison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison,4/03/1809,4/03/1817,Democratic-Republican ,JamesMadison.gif,thmb_JamesMadison.gif,Virginia
5,James Monroe,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe,4/03/1817,4/03/1825,Democratic-Republican ,JamesMonroe.gif,thmb_JamesMonroe.gif,Virginia
6,John Quincy Adams,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams,4/03/1825,4/03/1829,Democratic-Republican/National Republican ,JohnQuincyAdams.gif,thmb_JohnQuincyAdams.gif,Massachusetts
7,Andrew Jackson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson,4/03/1829,4/03/1837,Democratic ,Andrew_jackson_head.gif,thmb_Andrew_jackson_head.gif,Tennessee
8,Martin Van Buren,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren,4/03/1837,4/03/1841,Democratic ,MartinVanBuren.gif,thmb_MartinVanBuren.gif,New York
9,William Henry Harrison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison,4/03/1841,4/04/1841,Whig,WilliamHenryHarrison.gif,thmb_WilliamHenryHarrison.gif,Ohio
10,John Tyler,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler,4/04/1841,4/03/1845,Whig,JohnTyler.jpg,thmb_JohnTyler.jpg,Virginia
11,James K. Polk,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk,4/03/1845,4/03/1849,Democratic ,JamesKPolk.gif,thmb_JamesKPolk.gif,Tennessee
12,Zachary Taylor,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor,4/03/1849,9/07/1850,Whig,ZacharyTaylor.jpg,thmb_ZacharyTaylor.jpg,Louisiana
13,Millard Fillmore,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore,9/07/1850,4/03/1853,Whig,MillardFillmore.png,thmb_MillardFillmore.png,New York
14,Franklin Pierce,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce,4/03/1853,4/03/1857,Democratic ,FranklinPierce.gif,thmb_FranklinPierce.gif,New Hampshire
15,James Buchanan,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Buchanan,4/03/1857,4/03/1861,Democratic ,JamesBuchanan.gif,thmb_JamesBuchanan.gif,Pennsylvania
16,Abraham Lincoln,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln,4/03/1861,15/04/1865,Republican/National Union,AbrahamLincoln.jpg,thmb_AbrahamLincoln.jpg,Illinois
17,Andrew Johnson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson,15/04/1865,4/03/1869,Democratic/National Union,AndrewJohnson.gif,thmb_AndrewJohnson.gif,Tennessee
18,Ulysses S. Grant,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant,4/03/1869,4/03/1877,Republican ,UlyssesSGrant.gif,thmb_UlyssesSGrant.gif,Ohio
19,Rutherford B. Hayes,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes,4/03/1877,4/03/1881,Republican ,RutherfordBHayes.png,thmb_RutherfordBHayes.png,Ohio
20,James A. Garfield,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield,4/03/1881,19/09/1881,Republican ,James_Garfield.jpg,thmb_James_Garfield.jpg,Ohio
21,Chester A. Arthur,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur,19/09/1881,4/03/1885,Republican ,ChesterAArthur.gif,thmb_ChesterAArthur.gif,New York
22,Grover Cleveland,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland,4/03/1885,4/03/1889,Democratic ,Grover_Cleveland_2.jpg,thmb_Grover_Cleveland_2.jpg,New York
23,Benjamin Harrison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison,4/03/1889,4/03/1893,Republican ,BenjaminHarrison.gif,thmb_BenjaminHarrison.gif,Indiana
24,Grover Cleveland,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland,4/03/1893,4/03/1897,Democratic ,Grover_Cleveland.jpg,thmb_Grover_Cleveland.jpg,New York
25,William McKinley,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley,4/03/1897,14/9/1901,Republican ,WilliamMcKinley.gif,thmb_WilliamMcKinley.gif,Ohio
26,Theodore Roosevelt,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt,14/9/1901,4/3/1909,Republican ,TheodoreRoosevelt.jpg,thmb_TheodoreRoosevelt.jpg,New York
27,William Howard Taft,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft,4/3/1909,4/03/1913,Republican ,WilliamHowardTaft.jpg,thmb_WilliamHowardTaft.jpg,Ohio
28,Woodrow Wilson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson,4/03/1913,4/03/1921,Democratic ,WoodrowWilson.gif,thmb_WoodrowWilson.gif,New Jersey
29,Warren G. Harding,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding,4/03/1921,2/8/1923,Republican ,WarrenGHarding.gif,thmb_WarrenGHarding.gif,Ohio
30,Calvin Coolidge,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge,2/8/1923,4/03/1929,Republican ,CoolidgeWHPortrait.gif,thmb_CoolidgeWHPortrait.gif,Massachusetts
31,Herbert Hoover,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover,4/03/1929,4/03/1933,Republican ,HerbertHover.gif,thmb_HerbertHover.gif,Iowa
32,Franklin D. Roosevelt,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt,4/03/1933,12/4/1945,Democratic,FranklinDRoosevelt.gif,thmb_FranklinDRoosevelt.gif,New York
33,Harry S. Truman,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman,12/4/1945,20/01/1953,Democratic,HarryTruman.jpg,thmb_HarryTruman.jpg,Missouri
34,Dwight D. Eisenhower,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower,20/01/1953,20/01/1961,Republican ,Dwight_D_Eisenhower.jpg,thmb_Dwight_D_Eisenhower.jpg,Texas
35,John F. Kennedy,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy,20/01/1961,22/11/1963,Democratic,John_F_Kennedy.jpg,thmb_John_F_Kennedy.jpg,Massachusetts
36,Lyndon B. Johnson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson,22/11/1963,20/1/1969,Democratic,Lyndon_B_Johnson.gif,thmb_Lyndon_B_Johnson.gif,Texas
37,Richard Nixon,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon,20/1/1969,9/8/1974,Republican,RichardNixon.gif,thmb_RichardNixon.gif,California
38,Gerald Ford,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford,9/8/1974,20/01/1977,Republican,Gerald_R_Ford.jpg,thmb_Gerald_R_Ford.jpg,Michigan
39,Jimmy Carter,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter,20/01/1977,20/01/1981,Democratic ,James_E_Carter.gif,thmb_James_E_Carter.gif,Georgia
40,Ronald Reagan,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan,20/01/1981,20/01/1989,Republican ,ReaganWH.jpg,thmb_ReaganWH.jpg,California
41,George H. W. Bush,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush,20/01/1989,20/01/1993,Republican ,George_H_W_Bush.gif,thmb_George_H_W_Bush.gif,Texas
42,Bill Clinton,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton,20/01/1993,20/01/2001,Democratic ,Clinton.jpg,thmb_Clinton.jpg,Arkansas
43,George W. Bush,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush,20/01/2001,20/01/2009,Republican ,George_W_Bush.jpg,thmb_George_W_Bush.jpg,Texas
44,Barack Obama,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama,20/01/2009,Incumbent ,  Democratic   ,Barack_Obama.jpg,thmb_Barack_Obama.jpg,Illinois"""
 
monthsTable = [ "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" ]
 
def removeHeader( lines ):
    """remove the initial header of list and return presidential information"""
    header = lines[0]
    lines = lines[1:]
    return lines

def presName( president ):
    """take president names and return them in the format: last, first m.i., """
    presidentWords = president.split( )
    name = presidentWords[-1] + ', ' + ' '.join( presidentWords[0:-1] )
    return name
    
def reworkDate( date ):
    """if not incumbent, take date and return in format, i.e. 30 Apr 1789 """
    if date.strip() == "Incumbent":
        date = ("incumbent", "")
    else:        
        day, month, year = date.split( '/' )
        # remove leading 0 from month
        if month[0] == '0':
            month = month[1]
        # transform it into an integer to use it as an index in monthsTable
        month = eval( month )
    
        # if month is 1, get monthsTable[0], which is "Jan". Same for 2, etc.
        month = monthsTable[ month -1 ]

        # put back together tookOffice date
        date = ( day + " " + month, year )  

    return date
    

def configurePresidency( presidency ):
    """return presidency in format 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/etc. President"""
    if presidency in ['1', '21', '31', '41']:
        return( presidency + "st President: " )
    elif presidency in ['2', '22', '32', '42']:
        return( presidency + "nd President: " )
    elif presidency in ['3', '23', '33', '43']:
        return( presidency + "rd President: " )
    else:
        return( presidency + "th President: " )

def printAll( presidency, name, tookOffice, leftOffice, year1, year2 ):
    """receives selected altered information and prints in nice format"""

    # configure presidency
    presidency = configurePresidency( presidency )
    print( presidency, end = "" )
    # president's name
    print( "%-30s" % (name+','), end = "" )
    # took office:
    print( " took office on %5s" % tookOffice, " ", year1, sep="", end="" )
    # left office:
    if leftOffice == "incumbent":
        print( ", incumbent.", end = "" )
    elif leftOffice != "incumbent":
        print( " left office on %5s" % leftOffice, " ", year2, ": ", eval( year2 )-eval( year1 ), "-year presidency.", sep = "" )
    print()

    

def main():
    # get a list of individual lines, one president per line
    lines = presidents.split( '\n' )
 
    # remove the header
    lines = removeHeader( lines )

    # treat each president, one at a time
    for line in lines:
        # get the different fields
        presidency ,president ,wikipediaEntry, tookOffice ,leftOffice, \
                        party ,portrait, thumbnail, homeState = line.split( ',' )
 
        # rework the president's name
        name = presName( president )
 
        # replace numeric month by 3-letter month, and return year separately.
        tookOffice, year1 = reworkDate( tookOffice )
        
        # same work with leftOffice; if "Incumbent" return 'incumbent'
        leftOffice, year2 = reworkDate( leftOffice )
 
        printAll( presidency, name, tookOffice, leftOffice, year1, year2 )
        
main()


The original

  • Note: this program is not documented. See how obscure a program can be when it is not documented properly!  :-o



presidents = \
"""Presidency ,President ,Wikipedia Entry,Took office ,Left office ,Party ,Portrait,Thumbnail,Home State
1,George Washington,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington,30/04/1789,4/03/1797,Independent ,GeorgeWashington.jpg,thmb_GeorgeWashington.jpg,Virginia
2,John Adams,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams,4/03/1797,4/03/1801,Federalist ,JohnAdams.jpg,thmb_JohnAdams.jpg,Massachusetts
3,Thomas Jefferson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson,4/03/1801,4/03/1809,Democratic-Republican ,Thomasjefferson.gif,thmb_Thomasjefferson.gif,Virginia
4,James Madison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison,4/03/1809,4/03/1817,Democratic-Republican ,JamesMadison.gif,thmb_JamesMadison.gif,Virginia
5,James Monroe,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe,4/03/1817,4/03/1825,Democratic-Republican ,JamesMonroe.gif,thmb_JamesMonroe.gif,Virginia
6,John Quincy Adams,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams,4/03/1825,4/03/1829,Democratic-Republican/National Republican ,JohnQuincyAdams.gif,thmb_JohnQuincyAdams.gif,Massachusetts
7,Andrew Jackson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson,4/03/1829,4/03/1837,Democratic ,Andrew_jackson_head.gif,thmb_Andrew_jackson_head.gif,Tennessee
8,Martin Van Buren,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren,4/03/1837,4/03/1841,Democratic ,MartinVanBuren.gif,thmb_MartinVanBuren.gif,New York
9,William Henry Harrison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison,4/03/1841,4/04/1841,Whig,WilliamHenryHarrison.gif,thmb_WilliamHenryHarrison.gif,Ohio
10,John Tyler,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler,4/04/1841,4/03/1845,Whig,JohnTyler.jpg,thmb_JohnTyler.jpg,Virginia
11,James K. Polk,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk,4/03/1845,4/03/1849,Democratic ,JamesKPolk.gif,thmb_JamesKPolk.gif,Tennessee
12,Zachary Taylor,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor,4/03/1849,9/07/1850,Whig,ZacharyTaylor.jpg,thmb_ZacharyTaylor.jpg,Louisiana
13,Millard Fillmore,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore,9/07/1850,4/03/1853,Whig,MillardFillmore.png,thmb_MillardFillmore.png,New York
14,Franklin Pierce,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce,4/03/1853,4/03/1857,Democratic ,FranklinPierce.gif,thmb_FranklinPierce.gif,New Hampshire
15,James Buchanan,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Buchanan,4/03/1857,4/03/1861,Democratic ,JamesBuchanan.gif,thmb_JamesBuchanan.gif,Pennsylvania
16,Abraham Lincoln,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln,4/03/1861,15/04/1865,Republican/National Union,AbrahamLincoln.jpg,thmb_AbrahamLincoln.jpg,Illinois
17,Andrew Johnson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson,15/04/1865,4/03/1869,Democratic/National Union,AndrewJohnson.gif,thmb_AndrewJohnson.gif,Tennessee
18,Ulysses S. Grant,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant,4/03/1869,4/03/1877,Republican ,UlyssesSGrant.gif,thmb_UlyssesSGrant.gif,Ohio
19,Rutherford B. Hayes,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes,4/03/1877,4/03/1881,Republican ,RutherfordBHayes.png,thmb_RutherfordBHayes.png,Ohio
20,James A. Garfield,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield,4/03/1881,19/09/1881,Republican ,James_Garfield.jpg,thmb_James_Garfield.jpg,Ohio
21,Chester A. Arthur,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur,19/09/1881,4/03/1885,Republican ,ChesterAArthur.gif,thmb_ChesterAArthur.gif,New York
22,Grover Cleveland,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland,4/03/1885,4/03/1889,Democratic ,Grover_Cleveland_2.jpg,thmb_Grover_Cleveland_2.jpg,New York
23,Benjamin Harrison,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison,4/03/1889,4/03/1893,Republican ,BenjaminHarrison.gif,thmb_BenjaminHarrison.gif,Indiana
24,Grover Cleveland,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland,4/03/1893,4/03/1897,Democratic ,Grover_Cleveland.jpg,thmb_Grover_Cleveland.jpg,New York
25,William McKinley,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley,4/03/1897,14/9/1901,Republican ,WilliamMcKinley.gif,thmb_WilliamMcKinley.gif,Ohio
26,Theodore Roosevelt,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt,14/9/1901,4/3/1909,Republican ,TheodoreRoosevelt.jpg,thmb_TheodoreRoosevelt.jpg,New York
27,William Howard Taft,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft,4/3/1909,4/03/1913,Republican ,WilliamHowardTaft.jpg,thmb_WilliamHowardTaft.jpg,Ohio
28,Woodrow Wilson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson,4/03/1913,4/03/1921,Democratic ,WoodrowWilson.gif,thmb_WoodrowWilson.gif,New Jersey
29,Warren G. Harding,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding,4/03/1921,2/8/1923,Republican ,WarrenGHarding.gif,thmb_WarrenGHarding.gif,Ohio
30,Calvin Coolidge,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge,2/8/1923,4/03/1929,Republican ,CoolidgeWHPortrait.gif,thmb_CoolidgeWHPortrait.gif,Massachusetts
31,Herbert Hoover,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover,4/03/1929,4/03/1933,Republican ,HerbertHover.gif,thmb_HerbertHover.gif,Iowa
32,Franklin D. Roosevelt,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt,4/03/1933,12/4/1945,Democratic,FranklinDRoosevelt.gif,thmb_FranklinDRoosevelt.gif,New York
33,Harry S. Truman,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman,12/4/1945,20/01/1953,Democratic,HarryTruman.jpg,thmb_HarryTruman.jpg,Missouri
34,Dwight D. Eisenhower,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower,20/01/1953,20/01/1961,Republican ,Dwight_D_Eisenhower.jpg,thmb_Dwight_D_Eisenhower.jpg,Texas
35,John F. Kennedy,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy,20/01/1961,22/11/1963,Democratic,John_F_Kennedy.jpg,thmb_John_F_Kennedy.jpg,Massachusetts
36,Lyndon B. Johnson,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson,22/11/1963,20/1/1969,Democratic,Lyndon_B_Johnson.gif,thmb_Lyndon_B_Johnson.gif,Texas
37,Richard Nixon,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon,20/1/1969,9/8/1974,Republican,RichardNixon.gif,thmb_RichardNixon.gif,California
38,Gerald Ford,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford,9/8/1974,20/01/1977,Republican,Gerald_R_Ford.jpg,thmb_Gerald_R_Ford.jpg,Michigan
39,Jimmy Carter,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter,20/01/1977,20/01/1981,Democratic ,James_E_Carter.gif,thmb_James_E_Carter.gif,Georgia
40,Ronald Reagan,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan,20/01/1981,20/01/1989,Republican ,ReaganWH.jpg,thmb_ReaganWH.jpg,California
41,George H. W. Bush,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush,20/01/1989,20/01/1993,Republican ,George_H_W_Bush.gif,thmb_George_H_W_Bush.gif,Texas
42,Bill Clinton,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton,20/01/1993,20/01/2001,Democratic ,Clinton.jpg,thmb_Clinton.jpg,Arkansas
43,George W. Bush,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush,20/01/2001,20/01/2009,Republican ,George_W_Bush.jpg,thmb_George_W_Bush.jpg,Texas
44,Barack Obama,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama,20/01/2009,Incumbent ,  Democratic   ,Barack_Obama.jpg,thmb_Barack_Obama.jpg,Illinois"""

monthsTable = [ "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" ]


def removeHeader( lines ):
    header = lines[0]
    lines = lines[1:]
    return lines

def presName( president ):
        presidentWords = president.split( )
        name = presidentWords[-1] + ', ' + ' '.join( presidentWords[0:-1] )
        return name

def reworkDate( date ):
        # replace numeric month by 3-letter month
        day, month, year1 = date.split( '/' )
        # remove leading 0 from month
        if month[0] == '0': 
              month = month[1]
        # transform it into an integer to use it as an index in monthsTable
        month = eval( month )

        # if month is 1, get monthsTable[0], which is "Jan".  Same for 2, get "Feb", etc.
        month = monthsTable[ month -1 ]

        # put back together tookOffice date
        date = " ".join( [ day, month, year1 ] )
        return date, year1

def printPresidency( presidency ):
        print( "%2s" % presidency, end="" )
        if presidency in ['1', '21', '31', '41']:
            print( "st President: ", end="" )
        elif presidency in ['2', '22', '32', '42']:
            print( "nd President: ", end="" )
        elif presidency in ['3', '23', '33', '43']:
            print( "rd President: ", end="" )
        else:
            print( "th President: ", end="" )

def printAll( presidency, name, tookOffice, leftOffice, year1, year2 ):
        # display selected information, nicely formatted
        printPresidency( presidency )

        # president's name
        print( "%-30s" % (name+','), end="" )

        # took office...
        print( " took office on %11s" % tookOffice, sep="", end="" )

        # left office...
        if leftOffice.strip() == "Incumbent":
            print( ", incumbent" )
        else:
            print( ", left office on %11s" % leftOffice, ": ", eval( year2 )-eval( year1 ), "-year presidency.", sep="" )
        print()

def main():
    # get a list of individual lines, one president per line
    lines = presidents.split( '\n' )

    # remove the header
    lines = removeHeader( lines )
    
    # treat each president, one at a time
    for line in lines:
        # get the different fields
        presidency ,president ,wikipediaEntry, tookOffice ,leftOffice ,party ,portrait, thumbnail, homeState = line.split( ',' )

        # rework the president's name

        name = presName( president )

        tookOffice, year1 = reworkDate( tookOffice )
    
        # same work with leftOffice, if not "Incumbent"
        year2 = 0
        if leftOffice.strip() != "Incumbent":
            leftOffice, year2 = reworkDate( leftOffice )
            

        printAll( presidency, name, tookOffice, leftOffice, year1, year2 )

        
main()




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