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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Author : Lee A. Congdon <lee@lcongdon.com>
+Date   : 2021-09-05
+Purpose: Tiny Python Projects Mad Libs exercise
+"""
+
+import sys
+import argparse
+import re
+
+
+def get_args():
+    """Parse arguments"""
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Mad Libs',
+        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+
+    parser.add_argument('-i',
+                        '--inputs',
+                        nargs='+',
+                        default='',
+                        type=str,
+                        help='Input strings (for testing)',
+                        metavar='input')
+
+    parser.add_argument('file',
+                        help='Input file',
+                        metavar='FILE')
+
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main program"""
+
+    args = get_args()
+    text = open(args.file, "r", encoding="utf-8").read().rstrip()
+    pattern = re.compile(r'(<([^<>]+)>)')
+    matches = re.findall(pattern, text)
+    if not matches:
+        sys.exit(f'"{args.file}" has no placeholders.')
+    if not args.inputs:
+        args.inputs = []
+        for placeholder, name in matches:
+            article = 'an' if name[0].lower() in 'aeiou' else 'a'
+            args.inputs.append(input(f'Give me {article} {name}: '))
+    for replacement in args.inputs:
+        text = re.sub(pattern, replacement, text, count=1)
+    print(text)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()