[K12OSN] Username conversion script

[Huck]

#start of script

import string
#wanted menu to be able to use '1 letter hotkeys' but I'm not THAT 
advanced yet! a !=4 || !=x might work..but haven't had time to fiddle
def print_menu():
   print '1. Press 1 to (i)mport the namelist.txt file'
   print '2. Press 2 to (g)enerate usernames'
   print '3. Press 3 to (p)rint new usernames.txt file'
   print '4. Press 4 to E(x)it the Program'
numbers = {}
menu_choice = 0
print_menu()
while menu_choice != 4:
   menu_choice = input("Type in a number (1-4):")
   if menu_choice == 1:
      #Open the file "usernames.txt" a textfile with your user's 
FIRSTNAME LASTNAME on newlines
      in_file = open("c:\\usernames.txt","r")
      #variable "textfile" gets filled with info from usernames.txt
      textfile = in_file.readlines()
      #Close the file "usernames.txt"
      in_file.close()
     
   elif menu_choice == 2:    
      #The Loopy Loopy
      namenum = 0
      out_file = open("c:\\usernameswebmin.txt","w")
      print namenum
      while namenum < len(textfile):
         #Manipulate the namelist into pieces we can handle
         mystring = textfile[namenum]
         newlist = mystring.split()
         fname = newlist[0]
         lname = newlist[1]
         fname = fname[:2]
         lname = lname[:4]
         #Concatenate and Write to File
         #create:USERNAME:PASSWD::::/home/username:/bin/bash:::::  
format for webmin module
         
out_file.write("create:"+lname+fname+":"+lname+fname+"::::/home/"+lname+fname+":/bin/bash:::::\n")
         print lname+fname+" has been written to file."
         #Great lets increment and show where we are in the array
         namenum = namenum+1
         print namenum
      #We're all done so lets close the file!
      out_file.close()
      namenum = 0
   elif menu_choice == 3:
      #Gimme some output baby! Lets see what we've added
      in_file = open("c:\\usernameswebmin.txt","r")
      funkytext = in_file.readlines()
      in_file.close()
      print funkytext
   elif menu_choice == 4:
      pass
   else:
      print_menu()
print "Goodbye!"

#end of script

Jim Kronebusch wrote:

>>If any would like this python script let me know!
>>hand typing 200+ usernames became too much for me last year! 
>>Automation 
>>is lovely!
>>    
>>
>
>I would love a copy of it or a link to where to get it.  Sounds cool,
>I'd like to take a look at it.
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