todun · August 3, 2019 08:24 · Jun 29, 2015 · Jun 29, 2015
diff --git a/cowzen → cowzen.py b/cowzen → cowzen.py
diff --git a/cowzen b/cowzen
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+# Get a random line from the Zen of Python without a print (preferably for a colorful cow to chant!)
+
+# Replace stdout by an anonymous class that returns nothing on write()
+import sys
+stdout = sys.stdout
+sys.stdout = type('BlackHole', (), {'write': (lambda self, string: '')})()
+
+# This import's output has now been supressed
+import this
+
+# Restate stdout
+sys.stdout = stdout
+
+# Get a list of this' zen-lines and print a random one.
+import random
+print random.choice(''.join([this.d.get(i, i) for i in this.s]).splitlines()[2:])
+
+
+# Condensed into a line:
+import sys, random; stdout = sys.stdout; sys.stdout = type('BlackHole', (), {'write': (lambda self, string: '')})(); import this; sys.stdout = stdout; print random.choice(''.join([this.d.get(i, i) for i in this.s]).splitlines()[2:]);
+
+
+
+
+# For the colorful cow run in a shell and pipe to cowsay and lolcat :P
+# python -c "import sys, random; stdout = sys.stdout; sys.stdout = type('BlackHole', (), {'write': (lambda self, string: '')})(); import this; sys.stdout = stdout; print random.choice(''.join([this.d.get(i, i) for i in this.s]).splitlines()[2:]);" | cowsay | lolcat
+
+# cowsay: Likely to be in your distro's repository (e.g. sudo apt-get cowsay)
+# lolcat: It's a Ruby gem. Make sure you have Ruby installed and run gem install lolcat
+
+# Add to .bashrc for ultimate zen-ness