PyPoll.py

# Add our dependencies

import csv
import os

# Assign a variable to load a file from a path

file_to_load = "Resources/election_results.csv"

# Assign a variable to save the file to a path

file_to_save = os.path.join("analysis", "election_analysis.txt")

# Initialize a total vote counter

total_votes = 0

# Candidate Options

candidate_options = []

candidate_votes = {}

# Winning Candidate and Winning Count Tracker
winning_candidate = ""
winning_count = 0
winning_percentage = 0

# Open the election results and read the file

with open(file_to_load) as election_data:
    file_reader = csv.reader(election_data)

    # Read the header row

    headers = next(file_reader)

    # Print each row in the CSV file
    
    for row in file_reader:

# Add to the total vote count

        total_votes += 1

# Print the candidate name from each row

        candidate_name = row[2]

# Add the candidate name to the candidate list

        if candidate_name not in candidate_options:

            candidate_options.append(candidate_name)

            candidate_votes[candidate_name] = 0

        candidate_votes[candidate_name] += 1

with open(file_to_save, "w") as txt_file:

    election_results = (
        f"Election Results\n"
        f"-------------------------\n"
        f"Total Votes: {total_votes:,}\n"
        f"-------------------------\n")
    print(election_results, end="")

    

    txt_file.write(election_results)



    print(total_votes)

    print(candidate_options)

    print(candidate_votes)

    # Print percentage of votes each candidate received
    for candidate_name in candidate_votes:

        votes = candidate_votes[candidate_name]

        vote_percentage = float(votes) / float(total_votes) * 100

        print(f"{candidate_name}: received {round(vote_percentage,1)}% of the vote.")

        candidate_results = (f"{candidate_name}: {vote_percentage:.1f}% ({votes:,})\n")

        txt_file.write(candidate_results)

        if (votes > winning_count) and (vote_percentage > winning_percentage):
            # 2. If true then set winning_count = votes and winning_percent =
            # vote_percentage.
            winning_count = votes
            winning_percentage = vote_percentage
            # 3. Set the winning_candidate equal to the candidate's name.
            winning_candidate = candidate_name



    winning_candidate_summary = (
        f"-------------------------\n"
        f"Winner: {winning_candidate}\n"
        f"Winning Vote Count: {winning_count:,}\n"
        f"Winning Percentage: {winning_percentage:.1f}%\n"
        f"-------------------------\n")
    #print(winning_candidate_summary)


    txt_file.write(winning_candidate_summary)