This repository contains a Python script that matches word patterns. It's a simple yet powerful tool that can help you find words that match a specific pattern. The script uses a pickled file containing a set of words, and a regular expression pattern provided by the user to find matching words.
word_pattern_matcher.py: This is the main Python script that performs the pattern matching.wordSet.pickle: This is a pickled file that contains a set of words used for pattern matching.
The Python script word_pattern_matcher.py is designed to be run from the command line. Here's how to use it:
- Run the script in your terminal.
- When prompted, enter the part of the word you currently have, replacing empty positions with dots. For example, if you're looking for a word that starts with 'th', ends with 'k', and has two unknown letters in between, you would enter
th..k. - The script will then search through the set of words in the
wordSet.picklefile and print out all words that match the pattern you entered. - The script also prints out the time it took to find the matching words.
This script requires Python 3 and the following Python libraries installed:
re: This is the regular expression library in Python, used to match the pattern entered by the user.time: This library is used to calculate the time it took to find the matching words.pickle: This library is used to load the set of words from the pickled file.
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request or open an Issue.