Re: script to generate blog categories and entries (test data)

########### gibberish.py:

import random, os

iters = 3500
dircount = 0
filecount = 0
depth = 0
count = 0
for i in xrange(iters):
    r = random.randint(0,99)
    if r < 10:
        dircount += 1
        d = 'gibberdir' + str(dircount)
        try: os.mkdir(d)
        except OSError: continue  #why do I get "file not found" errors?
        os.chdir(d)
        depth += 1
    elif r < 20:
        if depth > 0:
            os.chdir('..')
            depth -= 1
    else:
        filecount += 1
        fname = 'gibber' + str(filecount) + '.txt'
        f = file(fname, 'w')
        gibberish = 'lorem ipsum set amet dolor motherf$%^er!\n'
        f.write(gibberish * (r*29))
    if i%100 == 0: print "%d iters" % i
print "%d files, %d dirs" % (filecount, dircount)


On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:34:19 +0100, Steven Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I believe I once read that someone has written such a script.
> Would you mind to share it?
> 
> thanx
> & regards
> Steven
> 
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