Last Gasp Generator Generator Generator

def generateLink(lists, numToGen=1, sentenceStart='', useNumbers=False):
    output = """javascript:(function(){var output= "";"""
    output += """var lists = """ + str(lists).replace("'", "\"")+';'
    output += "output += '\\n"+sentenceStart+"\\n\\n';"
    output += "for(var x=0; x<" + str(numToGen) + "; x++){"
    if useNumbers:
        output += "output += (x + 1) + ') ';"
    output += "for(var c=0; c<lists.length; c++){"
    output += "output += (lists[c][Math.floor(Math.random()*lists[c].length)])+' ';}"
    output += "output += '\\n';};"
    output += "alert(output);})();"
    return output

def printReadableCode(jsString):
    outString = ''
    indent = 0
    for char in jsString:
        if char == '{':
            indent += 1
            outString += char + '\n' + '\t'*indent
        elif char == '}':
            indent -= 1
            outString = outString[:-1] + char + '\n' + '\t'*indent
        elif char == ';' and not forLoopFlag:
            outString += char + '\n' + '\t'*indent
        else:
            outString += char

        if char == '(':
            forLoopFlag = True
        if char == ')':
            forLoopFlag = False
    print outString

def main():
    numToGen = 5
    useLineNumbers = True
    sentenceStart = "A Plague of:"
    lists = [["Horses","Dogs","Rats","Bats","Sparrows","Children","Tiny Green Beetles","Tiny Green Children","Worms","Mushrooms","Ooze","Wind"],
             ["Trampling","Tainting","Devouring","Attacking","Stealing","Destroying","Eroding","Poisoning","Infecting","Bewitching","Absorbing","Carrying Off"],
             ["Crops","Water","Food","Livestock","Restful Sleep","Children","Vows","Friendship","Husbands","Townsfolk","Houses","Everything"]]

    jsString = generateLink(lists, numToGen, sentenceStart, useLineNumbers)
    print jsString
    print '---------------------------------'
    printReadableCode(jsString)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()