>then just start making up numbers...
Absolutely! It's a fucking criminal in that regard. But that's why everything is done with hard python code and the results are tested multiple times. As an assistant, gpt can be fabulous, but the user must run the necessary scripts on their own and be ever ready for a knife in the back at any moment.
Edit: below is an example of what it generated after a lot of debugging and hassle:
import re
import csv
from datetime import datetime
def clean_and_structure_data(text):
"""Cleans and structures the extracted text data."""
# Regular expression pattern to match the lottery data
pattern = r'(\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{2})\s+(E|M)\s+(\d{1})\s-\s(\d{1})\s-\s(\d{1})\s-\s(\d{1})(?:\s+FB\s+(\d))?'
matches = re.findall(pattern, text)
structured_data = []
for match in matches:
date, draw_type, n1, n2, n3, n4, fireball = match
# Format the date to include the full year
date = datetime.strptime(date, '%m/%d/%y').strftime('%m/%d/%Y')
# Concatenate the numbers, ensuring leading zeros are preserved, and enclose in quotes
numbers = f'"{n1}{n2}{n3}{n4}"'
structured_data.append({
'Date': date,
'Draw': draw_type,
'Numbers': numbers,
'Fireball': fireball or '' # Use empty string if Fireball is None
})
return structured_data
def save_to_csv(data, output_path):
"""Saves the structured data to a CSV file."""
# Sort data by date in descending order
sorted_data = sorted(data, key=lambda x: datetime.strptime(x['Date'], '%m/%d/%Y'), reverse=True)
with open(output_path, 'w', newline='') as csvfile:
fieldnames = ['Date', 'Draw', 'Numbers', 'Fireball']
writer = csv.DictWriter(csvfile, fieldnames=fieldnames)
writer.writeheader()
for row in sorted_data:
writer.writerow(row)
def main():
# Path to the text file
txt_path = 'PICK4.txt' # Ensure this path points to your actual text file
output_csv_path = 'output.csv' # Ensure this path is where you want the CSV file saved
try:
with open(txt_path, 'r') as file:
text = file.read()
cleaned_data = clean_and_structure_data(text)
save_to_csv(cleaned_data, output_csv_path)
print(f"Data successfully extracted and saved to {output_csv_path}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()