starters.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""

Generates starting words

"""

import random
import sys


with open("words.txt") as f:
    all_words = [x.strip() for x in f]


with open("used.txt") as f:
    used = [x.strip() for x in f]

words = set(all_words).difference(used)


def get_triple(starter):
    starters = []
    starters.append(starter)

    for word in words:
        if word == starter:
            continue

        if len(set(word)) != 5:
            continue

        is_valid = True
        for w in starters:
            if set(w).intersection(set(word)) != set():  # nothing in common
                is_valid = False

        if is_valid:
            starters.append(word)

        if len(starters) == 3:
            break

    for start in starters:
        print(start)


def main():
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        given = sys.argv[1].strip()
    else:
        given = random.choice(list(words))

    get_triple(given)
    sys.exit(0)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()