Using Python to model procedural level generation

procedural_level_generation.py

# -*- coding: utf -*-
# add to soft dev/examples
# By the Tutorial Doctor
# Sep 2, 2015

# Procedural Level Generation
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# THE CODE
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def spaces(x):
	return ' o '*x

def sidewall():
	return '|'

def basewall(x):
	return ' ' + ' _ '*x

def Level(w,h):
	# Let the user know what is happening (string formatting)
	print('\nGenerating ' +'({}w x {}h)'.format(w,h) + ' level...')
	
	# Make the level (using a for loop)
	print(basewall(w))
	for eachSideWall in range(0,h):
		print(sidewall() + spaces(w) + sidewall())
	print(basewall(w))
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# IMPLEMEMTATION
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Level(5,5)
print
Level(20,10)
print
Level(2,24)
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# Make it random!
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import random

def randomLevels(amount,maxW=5,maxH=5):
	# Let the user know whst is happening
	print('\nGenerating {} random levels(s)...'.format(amount))
	print('---------------------------------------------------')
	
	for i in range(1,amount+1):
		Level(random.randrange(1,maxW+1),random.randrange(1,maxH+1))
	# All of this +1 jazz is to avoid "off by one"" issues
	
	# maxW = max width
	# maxH = max height
	# By default they are set to 5
#--------------------------------------------------


# The ways you can use it:
randomLevels(4)
randomLevels(amount=20,maxW=8,maxH=12)
randomLevels(2,8,9)
randomLevels(3,maxH=4)
randomLevels(4,maxW=7)