First commit: add a first stub of the code.

crossword_generator.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+""" Crossword Generator
+
+This script takes a list of words and creates a new latex table representing a
+crosswod puzzle, which is then printed to PDF, and can be printed to actual,
+if you're one of those people.
+"""
+
+
+def read_word_list(filename):
+    """ This function reads the file and returns the words read. It expects a
+    file where each word is in a line.
+    """
+    # Initialize words list
+    words = []
+
+    # Quick'n'dirty file reading
+    with open(filename) as words_file:
+        for line in words_file:
+            words.append(line.strip())
+
+    return words
+
+def generate_grid(words, dim):
+    """ This function receives a list of words and creates a new grid, which
+    represents our puzzle. The newly-created grid is of dimensions
+    dim[0] * dim[1] (rows * columns).
+    TODO: detail algorithm
+    """
+
+def write_grid(grid, screen = False):
+    """ This function receives the generated grid and writes it to the file (or
+    to the screen, if that's what we want). The grid is expected to be a list
+    of lists.
+    """
+    if screen is True:
+        # Print grid to the screen
+        print(grid)
+    else:
+        # Print grid to the file and compile
+        ...
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    words = read_word_list("words.txt")
+    grid = generate_grid(words, [20,20])
+    write_grid(grid)