#	todo.py: A script to append an item to a numbered to-do list.
#	Copyright 2008, Marc Stewart <http://www.obfuscatepenguin.net/code/2008/09/02/an-automated-to-do-list-for-launchy-and-samurize/>
#
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# ==== START OF USER-SET PARAMETERS =============

# Set the filename of the to-do list here.
todo_list = "C:/todo.txt"

# ==== END OF USER-SET PARAMETERS ===============



# Check there was actually something to add
import sys
if len(sys.argv) > 1:

	# Get new item
	list = sys.argv
	list.pop(0)
	new_item = ' '.join(list)

	# Open the current list
	f = open(todo_list, 'r+')

	# Count current number of items
	i = 0
	for line in f:
		i = i + 1

	if i >= 999:
		# This system assumes the list will have less than a thousand items
		print "This is meant to be an achievable to-do list!"
	else:
		# Add it as the next line in the list
		i = i + 1
		f.write(str(i).rjust(3) + '. ' + new_item + "\n")

	# Close file
	f.close()