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import re
def plural(noun):
# This is a dumb plural() implementation that is just enough for our uses.
if re.search('h$', noun):
return noun + 'es'
else:
return noun + 's'
def pluralize(noun, count):
if count != 1:
noun = plural(noun)
return '%d %s' % (count, noun)
def join_with_separators(list_of_strings,
separator=', ',
only_two_separator=' and ',
last_separator=', and '):
if not list_of_strings:
return ''
if len(list_of_strings) == 1:
return list_of_strings[0]
if len(list_of_strings) == 2:
return only_two_separator.join(list_of_strings)
return '%s%s%s' % (separator.join(list_of_strings[:-1]), last_separator,
list_of_strings[-1])