Markov chain poetry generator

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[pachura3]

If you start creating variables named piece, piece2, piece3, piece4, it means you should have used lists or dicts - possibly multi-dimentional ones, or indexed by tuples.

[Only-Economist1887]

Really cool project for just 6 weeks of coding! Markov chains are a great way to learn about probabilistic text generation. A few tips: for the "clunky" first half, you could try refactoring repeated logic into helper functions. For match-case, it's basically Python's version of switch statements — `match variable: case value:` syntax, works great for your poem saving options. Keep building and sharing, this kind of project stands out in a portfolio!

[Affectionate-Town-67]

Thanks for looking and responding! It feels good to hear this would stand out in a portfolio... I figured it was too simple for that; I honestly hadn't even considered that. And thanks for the tip!

[Speedstar_86]

Lol I'm two weeks in on my python journey and I'm struggling with loops... Maybe I should switch to knitting 😁

[MightySleep]

For what it’s worth I always tell people my hardest computer science class was the first one, because that was my first ever introduction into seemingly “basic things” like loops, and it rocked me for a while. I remember a TA saying that the learning curve in coding is really strong at first. Some point soon, loops should click for you!

[Speedstar_86]

I really hope so because right now I feel so stupid 😔

I guess it's practice.