PCC01 werefrog

01/werefrog/wordvalue.py

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+from data import DICTIONARY, LETTER_SCORES
+
+
+def load_words(dictionary_path=DICTIONARY):
+    """Load dictionary into a list and return list"""
+    with open(dictionary_path, 'r') as f:
+        words = [word.strip() for word in f.readlines() if word.strip()]
+    return words
+
+
+def calc_word_value(word, letter_scores=LETTER_SCORES):
+    """Calculate the value of the word entered into function
+    using imported constant mapping LETTER_SCORES"""
+    return sum(letter_scores.get(letter.upper(), 0) for letter in word)
+
+
+def max_word_value(words=None):
+    """Calculate the word with the max value, can receive a list
+    of words as arg, if none provided uses default DICTIONARY"""
+    if words is None:
+        words = load_words()
+    return max(words, key=calc_word_value)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    best_word = max_word_value()
+    score = calc_word_value(best_word)
+    print(f"Best word is `{best_word}` with a score of {score}")