Word Pattern Matcher

This repository contains a Python script that matches word patterns. It's a simple yet powerful tool that can help you find words that match a specific pattern. The script uses a pickled file containing a set of words, and a regular expression pattern provided by the user to find matching words.

Files in this Repository

1. word_pattern_matcher.py: This is the main Python script that performs the pattern matching.
2. wordSet.pickle: This is a pickled file that contains a set of words used for pattern matching.

How to Use

The Python script word_pattern_matcher.py is designed to be run from the command line. Here's how to use it:

1. Run the script in your terminal.
2. When prompted, enter the part of the word you currently have, replacing empty positions with dots. For example, if you're looking for a word that starts with 'th', ends with 'k', and has two unknown letters in between, you would enter th..k.
3. The script will then search through the set of words in the wordSet.pickle file and print out all words that match the pattern you entered.
4. The script also prints out the time it took to find the matching words.

Requirements

This script requires Python 3 and the following Python libraries installed:

• re: This is the regular expression library in Python, used to match the pattern entered by the user.
• time: This library is used to calculate the time it took to find the matching words.
• pickle: This library is used to load the set of words from the pickled file.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request or open an Issue.