PyCiteAPAFree.py

"""Does APA Citations for Journals, Newspapers, and books and websites"""
def apa():
    """Picks what type of work is being cited"""
    document_type = raw_input('Are you citing a website, a newspaper, a book,'\
                              ' or a journal? ')
    print""
    document_type = document_type.lower()
    if document_type == 'website':
        website()
    elif document_type == 'newspaper':
        newspaper()
    elif document_type == 'book':
        book()
    elif document_type == 'journal':
        journal()
    else:
        print "Please choose a website, a newspaper, a book, or a journal"
        apa()
def print_m(citation):
    """helper function to print to file and to console"""
    print "Your citation is: "
    print ""
    print citation
    file_for_citation = open('references.odt', 'a')
    file_for_citation.write(citation + '\n')
    file_for_citation.write('')
def year():
    """Defines the year of the work"""
    year_of_work = raw_input("What year was this published, followed by the"\
                            "month and date. Enter n.d if unknown ")
    print""
    return  "(%s) " % (year_of_work)

def title():
    """Recieves and formats the title"""
    title_of_work = raw_input("What is the title of the work? ")
    print""
    title_first = title_of_work[0].upper()
    title_rest = title_of_work[1:].lower()
    title_full = title_first + title_rest
    return  "%s. " % (title_full)

def info():
    """Formats the author info, and joins it with the year and title"""
    author_list = []
    starting_point = 1
    amount_authors = raw_input("How many authors are there? Select 1-4. ")
    print''
    amount_authors = int(amount_authors)
    if amount_authors >= 1 and amount_authors <= 4:
        while starting_point <= amount_authors:
            author_first = raw_input("What is the author's first name? ")
            author_last = raw_input("What is the author's last name? ")
            print''
            author_last = author_last[0].upper() + author_last[1:].lower()
            author_first = author_first[0].upper()
            author_full = "%s, %s. " % (author_last, author_first)
            author_list.append(author_full)
            starting_point += 1
        author_cite = "".join(author_list)
    else:
        print "You need to enter a number between 1 and 4"
        print ''
        info()
    return author_cite + title() + year()

def website():
    """Website citations"""
    retrieved_from = raw_input("What is the address of the website? ")
    print''
    date = raw_input("What day did you visit this site? ")
    print''
    retrieved_from = "Retrieved %s from %s" % (date, retrieved_from)

    citation = info() + retrieved_from
    print_m(citation)
    exit_messages()
def newspaper():
    """Newspaper Citations"""
    publisher = raw_input("What is the name of the publishing company? ")
    print''
    page = raw_input("What page(s) did you find the article on? ")
    print ''
    publisher = ("%s, pp. %s.") % (publisher, page)
    electronic = raw_input("Was this retrieved from a website? y/n ")
    print ''
    electronic = electronic.lower()
    if electronic == 'y':
        site = raw_input('What is the website you found it on? ')
        print ''
        date = raw_input("What day did you last visit this site? ")
        print ''
        site = "Retrieved %s from %s" % (date, site)
    else:
        site = " "
    citation = info() + publisher + site
    print_m(citation)
    exit_messages()
def book():
    """Book citations"""
    location = raw_input('Where was the book published? ')
    print''
    location = location[0].upper() + location[1:].lower()
    location = "%s: " % (location)
    publisher = raw_input("What is the name of the publishing company? ")
    print''
    publisher = publisher[0].upper() + publisher[1:].lower()
    publisher = "%s." % (publisher)
    citation = info() + location + publisher
    print_m(citation)
    exit_messages()

def journal():
    """Journal Citation"""
    journal_name = raw_input('What is the name of the journal? ')
    journal_name = journal_name[0].upper() + journal_name[1]
    print ''
    volume = raw_input('What volume number is it? ')
    print ''
    pages = raw_input('What is the page range of the article? ')
    print ''
    doi = raw_input("What is the DOI number? ")
    print ''
    web = raw_input('Was it found on a website? y/n ')
    web = web.lower()

    if web == "y":
        site = raw_input('What website was it found on? ')
        date = raw_input("What day did you visit it? ")
        web_and_date = " Retrieved from: %s on %s " % (site, date)
    else:
        web_and_date = " "
    journal_name = " %s, %s, %s. doi: %s." % (journal_name, volume, pages, doi)
    citation = info() + journal_name + web_and_date
    print_m(citation)
    exit_messages()
def exit_messages():
    """messages displayed after the citation"""
    print ""
    print "Your file can be found in the document references.odt"
    print""
    print "To copy  from here, right click the title bar, highlight over the"\
        "edit item and select mark. Highlight the citation and hit enter on"\
        "your keyboard. Your citation is now ready for use"
    print ""
    more = raw_input('Would you like to PyCite another item? y/n ')
    if more.lower() == "y":
        apa()
    else:
        print "Goodbye"
        exit()

print "Welcome to PyCite APA Free Edition"
apa()