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@Iswanna Iswanna commented Apr 14, 2026

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Pull Request Summary

In this Pull request, I Implemented a command-line cowsay tool in Python that allows users to make animals say custom messages.

Changes

  • cow.py: New Python script using argparse for command-line argument parsing

    • Dynamically retrieves available animals from the cowsay library
    • Accepts --animal flag to select which animal speaks (defaults to "cow")
    • Takes message as positional arguments and joins them
    • Uses getattr() to dynamically call the appropriate animal function
  • requirements.txt: Added cowsay dependency

Features

  • ✓ Dynamic animal selection without hardcoding
  • ✓ Help text via --help flag
  • ✓ Default animal is "cow" if no --animal specified
  • ✓ Supports multi-word messages

Usage Examples

python3 cow.py Grass, delicious.
python3 cow.py --animal turtle Fish are cool!
python3 cow.py --help

Iswanna added 2 commits April 11, 2026 16:12
- Add .venv to ignore Python virtual environments
- Add *.class to ignore Java compiled class files
- Create cow.py with argparse for command-line argument parsing
- Support dynamic animal selection with --animal flag (defaults to "cow")
- Accept message as positional arguments and join them
- Use getattr() to dynamically call animal functions from cowsay library
- Fetch available animals from cowsay.CHARS instead of hardcoding
- Add requirements.txt with cowsay dependency
@Iswanna Iswanna added 📅 Sprint 4 Assigned during Sprint 4 of this module Needs Review Trainee to add when requesting review. PRs without this label will not be reviewed. Module-Tools The name of the module. labels Apr 14, 2026
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