Social media managers and content creators often find themselves repeating the same process: crafting catchy posts to share new articles, videos, or other content. Typing out similar messages for each new piece can be tedious and time-consuming. By using templates, you can quickly generate consistent and engaging posts for every new title in your content library. Automating this task with Python not only saves you time but also ensures your messaging stays on brand and professional.

import unittest
import user_code
import ast
import re   
import importlib
import csv
import unittest
import importlib
import io
from contextlib import redirect_stdout

class TestTask(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_prints_all_titles(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        titles = [
            "10 Tips for Better Photography",
            "Mastering Video Editing in 2024",
            "Content Planning for Busy Creators",
            "How to Grow Your Audience Organically"
        ]
        f = io.StringIO()
        with redirect_stdout(f):
            user_code.generate_post_templates(titles)
        output = f.getvalue()
        for title in titles:
            expected = f"Check out our new post: {title}! #ContentCreator"
            _dynamic_test(
                self,
                expected in output,
                f"Output includes template for '{title}'",
                f"Expected template for '{title}' not found in output: {output}",
            )

    def test_output_count(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        titles = [
            "A",
            "B",
            "C"
        ]
        f = io.StringIO()
        with redirect_stdout(f):
            user_code.generate_post_templates(titles)
        output_lines = [line for line in f.getvalue().splitlines() if line.strip()]
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            len(output_lines) == len(titles),
            "Prints one post per title",
            f"Expected {len(titles)} lines, got {len(output_lines)}: {output_lines}",
        )

    def test_ends_with_hashtag(self):
        import user_code
        importlib.reload(user_code)
        titles = ["Sample Title"]
        f = io.StringIO()
        with redirect_stdout(f):
            user_code.generate_post_templates(titles)
        output_lines = [line for line in f.getvalue().splitlines() if line.strip()]
        for line in output_lines:
            _dynamic_test(
                self,
                line.strip().endswith("#ContentCreator"),
                "Each post ends with #ContentCreator",
                f"Post does not end with #ContentCreator: {line}",
            )

def _dynamic_test(test_case, condition, success_message, failure_message):
    if condition:
        test_case._testMethodName = success_message
        test_case.assertTrue(True, success_message)
    else:
        test_case._testMethodName = failure_message
        test_case.fail(failure_message)

def normalize_text(text):
    text = text.lower()
    text = re.sub(r"\\s{2,}", " ", text)
    text = re.sub(r"\\s*([,:?])\\s*", r"\\1 ", text)
    return text.strip()

def change_var(code: str, var_name: str, value: str) -> str:
    tree = ast.parse(code)
    lines = code.splitlines()
    changed = False
    # Collect all assignment nodes to modify
    assign_nodes = [
        (i, node)
        for i, node in enumerate(tree.body)
        if isinstance(node, ast.Assign)
        and any(isinstance(target, ast.Name) and target.id == var_name for target in node.targets)
    ]

    # If nothing to change, return unmodified code
    if not assign_nodes:
        return code

    # Perform replacements for all matching assignments (from last to first to not break line offsets)
    for i, node in reversed(assign_nodes):
        start_line = node.lineno - 1
        line = lines[start_line]
        indent = ' ' * (len(line) - len(line.lstrip()))
        lines[start_line] = f"{indent}{var_name} = {value}"
        next_line = len(lines)
        for next_node in tree.body[i+1:]:
            if hasattr(next_node, 'lineno'):
                next_line = next_node.lineno - 1
                break
        if next_line > start_line + 1:
            lines[start_line+1:next_line] = []
        changed = True

    return '\\n'.join(lines) if changed else code

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()


test_main.py

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Challenge: Generate Social Media Post Templates

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