def find(str, ch):
    index = 0
    while index < len(str):
        if str[index] == ch:
            return index
        index = index + 1
    return -1

## practice file input

jabberwocky = open("jabberwok.txt", "r")
print jabberwocky

line = jabberwocky.read()
print line

print type(line)

jabberwocky = open("jabberwok.txt", "r")

line = jabberwocky.readline()


# how can you find the beginning and ending of each
# word in a line by going through each char and using
# find function?

# The cat is green
wordlist = []

while line != "":
    print "Next line:", line

    wdstart = 0
    wdend = 0

    line2 = line
# to find a word, find two spaces - beginning and end    
    while wdstart < len(line):  #go through each char in line
        print "in while at top, wdstart is ",wdstart," and end is ",wdend
        print "line2 is: ", line2
        wordloc = find(line2, " ") #find any specific char
        print "wordloc is: ", wordloc

        if wordloc != -1:
            wdend = wordloc #end of word is at blank
            word = line[wdstart:wdstart+wdend]
        else:
            wdend = len(line)-1 #end of word is at end of line
            word = line[wdstart:wdend]

#        wdend = wordloc
# beginning of word is at wdstart   
# end of word is at the space found at wordloc
#        word = line[wdstart:wdstart+wdend]


        print "Word is: ", word
        wordlist = wordlist + [word]
        print "List is ",wordlist
        
        wdstart = wdstart + wdend + 1
        line2 = line[wdstart: len(line)]
    line = jabberwocky.readline()