Word Finder

Description

This program searches for words in a given file based on specific filtering criteria. It allows users to filter words by length, excluded letters, included letters with specific indices, and included letters with excluded indices.

Features

• Filter words based on length.
• Exclude words containing specific letters.
• Include words with specific letters at specific positions.
• Exclude words with specific letters at certain positions.

Usage

Run the program from the command line with the following arguments:

Required Arguments:

1. file - Path to the file containing a list of words.
2. length - Desired length of the words.

Optional Arguments:

• --not_contain or -nc - Letters that should not be present in the word.
• --contain_displace or -cd - Letters that must be present but cannot be at specific indices. Format: <char><i> (e.g., a0 for 'a' cannot be at index 0).
• --contain or -c - Letters that must be present at specific indices. Format: <char><i> (e.g., b2 for 'b' at index 2).

Example Command:

python script.py .txt 5 -nc xyz -cd 'a0 b1' -c 'c2 d3'

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• A text file containing the list of words, one word per line.

How It Works

1. Reads words from the provided file.
2. Filters words based on the specified criteria.
3. Outputs the filtered list of words.