Prepare for HTML output

koboldgen.py

 beg = ["a","e","i","o","u","ba","be","bi","bo","bu","by","y","da","de","di","do","du","dy","fa","fi","fo","fe","fu","ga","ge","gi","go","gu","ka","ke","ki","ko","ku","ky","ma","me","mi","mo","mu","na","ne","ni","no","nu","pa","pe","pi","po","pu","ra","re","ri","ro","ru","ry","sa","se","si","so","su","ta","te","ti","to","tu","ty","wa","we","wi","wo","wy","za","ze","zi","zo","zu","zy"]
 mid = beg + ["l","x","n","r"]
 
-def gen_name(length=None, minimum=None, maximum=None):
+def gen_name(length=None, minimum=3, maximum=9):
     if length == None:
-        minimum = 3 if minimum == None else minimum
-        maximum = 9 if maximum == None else maximum
         lgt = r.randint(minimum,maximum)
     else:
         lgt = length
     def print_name(self):
         print(f"Name: {self.name} (Kobold {self.career})")
 
-    def print(self):
+    def print(self, html=False):
         self.print_name()
         print(f"Order: {self.stats[0]}")
         print(f"Chaos: {self.stats[1]}")
         self.bqual = r.choice(["has an annoying AI","has inconveniently crossed circuits","has an unpredictable power source","drifts to the right","is haunted","was recently 'found' so the kobolds are unused to it","is too cold","has a constant odd smell","its interior design... changes","its water pressure shifts between slow drip and power wash","it leaves a visible smoke trail"])
         self.fullname = f"{self.name1} {self.name2}"
 
-    def print(self):
+    def print(self, html=False):
         print(f"The {self.fullname} {self.gqual}, but {self.bqual}.")
         print()
 
         self.art = "an" if self.params.loc_desc[0] in ["a","e","i","o","u"] else "a"
 
 
-    def print_params(self, endc=""):
+    def print_params(self, endc="", html=False):
         st = ["Order:", "Chaos:", "Brains:", "Body:"]
         print(f"The Kobolds of the {self.ship.fullname} ", end=endc)
         print(f"have been sent out to {self.art} {self.params.loc_desc} {self.params.location} ", end=endc)
                 pst = ", ".join([" ".join(y) for y in list(zip(st, [str(x) for x in self.params.thirdProblem["stats"]]))])
                 print(f"- - The stats of the {self.params.thirdProblem['shortname']}: {pst}")
         print()
-        self.ship.print()
+        self.ship.print(html=html)
 
-    def print_chars(self):
+    def print_chars(self, html=False):
         print("The kobolds:")
         for k in self.characters:
-            k.print()
+            k.print(html=html)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     group.add_argument("-n", "--names", help="print N kobolds without stat blocks", nargs="?", const=1, type=int, metavar="N")
     group.add_argument("-p", "--params", help="print only the parameters of a campaign", action="store_true")
     group.add_argument("-s", "--ship", help="print only the ship name and description", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("--html", help="print in HTML instead of plain text", action="store_true")
     args = parser.parse_args()
     # print(args)
+    html = True if args.html else False
     if args.campaign:
         cmp = Campaign(args.campaign)
-        cmp.print_params()
-        cmp.print_chars()
+        cmp.print_params(html=html)
+        cmp.print_chars(html=html)
     elif args.params:
         cmp = Campaign(makeChars=False)
-        cmp.print_params()
+        cmp.print_params(html=html)
     elif args.ship:
         ship = Ship()
-        ship.print()
+        ship.print(html=html)
     elif args.names:
         for _ in range(args.names):
             c = Character()
             c.generate()
-            c.print_name()
+            c.print_name(html=html)
     else:
         for _ in range(args.kobolds):
             c = Character()
             c.generate()
-            c.print()
+            c.print(html=html)