AO8 · October 30, 2019 20:05 · Oct 30, 2019
diff --git a/sentiment_analyzer.py b/sentiment_analyzer.py
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+# This Python program quickly measures the polarity and subjectivity of a piece of text.
+
+from time import sleep
+from textblob import TextBlob
+
+def print_header():
+    print("*"*67)
+    print("PYTHON SENTIMENT TESTER (Powered by TextBlob)")
+    print()
+    print("POLARITY:")
+    print()
+    print("-1.0 means a negative statement and 1.0 means a positive statement.\n")
+    print("SUBJECTIVITY:")
+    print()
+    print("0.0 is very objective and 1.0 is very subjective.\n")
+    print("*"*67)
+
+def run_event_loop():
+    while True:
+        print()
+        text = input("Type or paste in a message below. There is no character limit. Press <enter> when finished.\n\n")
+        blob = create_blob(text)
+        display_results(blob)
+        sleep(5)
+        response = input("Would you like to analyze another piece of text? y or n\n\n").lower()
+        if response != "y":
+            print("Have a nice day!")
+            break
+
+def create_blob(text):
+    """Convert a string to a TextBlob object"""
+    return TextBlob(text)
+
+def get_polarity(blob):
+    """Rates the polarity of a text, where -1.0 means a negative statement
+    and 1.0 means a positive statement."""
+    if blob.polarity > 0:
+        polarity = "positive"
+    elif blob.polarity < 0:
+        polarity = "negative"
+    else:
+        polarity = "neutral"
+    return polarity
+
+def get_subjectivity(blob):
+    """Rates the subjectivity of a text, where 0.0 is very objective and
+    1.0 is very subjective."""
+    if blob.subjectivity > 0.5:
+        subjectivity = "subjective"
+    elif blob.subjectivity == 0.5:
+        subjectivity = "neutral"
+    elif blob.subjectivity < 0.5:
+        subjectivity = "objective"
+    return subjectivity
+
+def display_results(blob):
+    """Displays polarity and subjectivity for the text user supplied."""
+    print()
+    print("Calculating, one sec...")
+    sleep(2)
+    print("Almost done...")
+    sleep(2)
+    print("Presto!\n""")
+    print(f"Text Polarity: {get_polarity(blob)} ({round(blob.polarity, 2)})")
+    print(f"Text Subjectivity: {get_subjectivity(blob)} ({round(blob.subjectivity, 2)})")
+    print()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print_header()
+    run_event_loop()