Filter the words list

Author: StardustRL

wordle_solver/wordle_solver.py

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # https://github.com/dwyl/english-words for the list of words
 
+from audioop import add
+from operator import contains
+from re import L
+import string
+from typing import Set
 from selenium import webdriver
 from selenium.webdriver.firefox.service import Service as FirefoxService
 from webdriver_manager.firefox import GeckoDriverManager
@@ -10,5 +15,89 @@ def main():
     browser = webdriver.Firefox(service=FirefoxService(GeckoDriverManager().install()))
     browser.get("https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html")
 
+#From the basic list of words, return all the words with 5 characters.
+def get_list_of_five():
+
+    filtered_list = []
+
+    file = open("words_alpha.txt","r")
+
+    for line in file :
+        data = line.strip().split(',')
+        #print('word : ',data)
+        #print('length : ',len(line))
+        if (len(line) == 6) :
+            #print("le mot ",data," est ajoute")
+            filtered_list.append(line)
+
+    file.close()
+    return filtered_list
+
+    #Print to verify filtered_list only contains 5 characters words.
+    #for line in filtered_list :
+        #print(line,end="")
+
+
+#Algorithm that solve the wordle
+#In the string we get : 
+# _ : the letter is not on the right position (present)
+# * : the letter is not in the solution (absent)
+# X : the letter is on the right position (correct)
+# letters_not_in_response, is a list which keeps track of the allowed letters
+# letter_not_in_position, is a list which keeps track of the letters in bad position
+# For exemple, "A_A_*A", letters_not_in_response = ['B'], letter_not_in_position = ['K'].
+def solving_algorithm():
+
+    print("solving_algorithm start")
+
+    list_of_words = get_list_of_five()
+    absent_letters = set([])
+    present_letters = set([])
+
+    solution = "mbron"#developpement solution
+    solving_string = "*****"
+
+    test_1 = "abdki"
+    
+    for letter in range(len(test_1)):
+        print("letter : ",test_1[letter])
+        if(test_1[letter] == solution[letter]): #Case when the status of the letter is "correct"
+            print("letters in the right position : ", solution[letter])
+            print("GREATOOOOO")
+            solving_string = solving_string[:letter]+test_1[letter]+solving_string[letter+1:]
+        elif():#status is present
+            print("the letter is present")
+            solving_string = solving_string[:letter]+"_"+solving_string[letter+1:]
+            present_letters.add(test_1[letter])
+        else :#status is absent 
+            print("the letter is absent")
+            absent_letters.add(test_1[letter]) #Case when the status of the letter is 'absent'
+            solving_string = solving_string[:letter]+"*"+solving_string[letter+1:]
+
+   
+    print("Update list of word")
+    print("lenght of list", len(list_of_words))
+    #Update list of words
+    buffer_list = []
+
+    for word in list_of_words :
+        print(word)
+        for absent in absent_letters :
+            print(absent)
+            if absent in word :
+                break
+        buffer_list.append(word)
+
+    list_of_words = buffer_list
+
+    
+    print("letter not in the right position : ",present_letters)
+    print("Letters with absent status",absent_letters)
+    print("solving string :", solving_string)
+    #print(list_of_words)
+    print("lenght of list", len(buffer_list))
+
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    solving_algorithm()