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25 changes: 23 additions & 2 deletions counter.py
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""" A program that stores and updates a counter using a Python pickle file"""

from os.path import exists
import os
import sys
import pickle
from pickle import dump, load

def update_counter(file_name, reset=False):
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1
>>> update_counter('blah.txt')
3
>>> update_counter('blah2.txt')
>>> update_counter('blah2.txt')
2
"""
pass
counter = 1

if os.path.exists(file_name) and reset == True:
f = open(file_name, 'wb')
pickle.dump(1, f)
f.close()
elif os.path.exists(file_name) and reset == False:
counter = pickle.load(open(file_name, 'rb'))
counter += 1

f = open(file_name, 'wb')
pickle.dump(counter, f)
f.close
else:
f = open(file_name, 'wb')
pickle.dump(1, f)
f.close()
return counter


if __name__ == '__main__':
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
#update_counter("blah.txt", False)
import doctest
doctest.testmod()
else:
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