read_english_dictionary.py not working

[micksulley]

I have copied read_english_dictionary.py and words_alpha.txt. When I run the code it just returns 'false'
If I add print(english_words) it prints what looks like the file contents, but not a recognisable list of English words
Am I missing something here?
Mick

[nelsonic]

Hi @micksulley, 👋
thanks for opening this issue to report your pain with read_english_dictionary.py ... 😢

As it stands the file is considered "sample code":

english-words/read_english_dictionary.py

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	def load_words():
	with open('words_alpha.txt') as word_file:
	valid_words = set(word_file.read().split())
	return valid_words
	if __name__ == '__main__':
	english_words = load_words()
	# demo print
	print('fate' in english_words)

Not really something we are actively using in any of our projects.
Perhaps we should write a test and run it on GitHub Actions CI to verify that it works. 💭