1 #!/usr/bin/env python3
2
3 """
4 A Python version of the classic "bottles of beer on the wall" programming
5 example.
6
7 By Guido van Rossum, demystified after a version by Fredrik Lundh.
8 """
9
10 import sys
11
12 n = 100
13 if sys.argv[1:]:
14 n = int(sys.argv[1])
15
16 def bottle(n):
17 if n == 0: return "no more bottles of beer"
18 if n == 1: return "one bottle of beer"
19 return str(n) + " bottles of beer"
20
21 for i in range(n, 0, -1):
22 print(bottle(i), "on the wall,")
23 print(bottle(i) + ".")
24 print("Take one down, pass it around,")
25 print(bottle(i-1), "on the wall.")