Create your own version of the Mayoral Excuse Machine in Python that takes in a name and location, selects an excuse at random and prints an excuse (“Sorry, Richard, I was late to City Hall to meet you, I had a very rough night and woke up sluggish”)

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import pandas as pd
import random


    

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df = pd.read_csv("excuse.csv")
df


    

    
Out[5]:






  

    

      

      
excuse
      
headline
      
hyperlink
    
  
  

    

      
0
      
the fog was unexpected and did slow us down a bit
      
De Blasio Blames 'Rough Night' and Fog for Mis...
      
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141112/rocka...
    
    

      
1
      
we had some meetings at Gracie Mansion
      
De Blasio 30 Minutes Late to Rockaway St. Patr...
      
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150307/belle...
    
    

      
2
      
I had a very rough night and woke up sluggish
      
De Blasio Blames 'Rough Night' and Fog for Mis...
      
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141112/rocka...
    
    

      
3
      
I just woke up in the middle of the night and ...
      
De Blasio Blames 'Rough Night' and Fog for Mis...
      
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141112/rocka...
    
    

      
4
      
we had some stuff we had to do
      
De Blasio 30 Minutes Late to Rockaway St. Patr...
      
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150307/belle...
    
    

      
5
      
I should have gotten myself moving quicker
      
De Blasio Blames 'Rough Night' and Fog for Mis...
      
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141112/rocka...
    
    

      
6
      
I was just not feeling well this morning
      
De Blasio Blames 'Rough Night' and Fog for Mis...
      
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141112/rocka...
    
    

      
7
      
breakfast began a little later than expected
      
De Blasio 15 Minutes Late to St. Patrick's Day...
      
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150317/midto...
    
    

      
8
      
the detail drove away when we went into the su...
      
Mayor de Blasio Is Irked by a Subway Delay
      
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/nyregion/may...
    
    

      
9
      
we waited 20 mins for an express only to hear ...
      
Mayor de Blasio Is Irked by a Subway Delay
      
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/nyregion/may...
    
    

      
10
      
we need a better system
      
Mayor de Blasio Is Irked by a Subway Delay
      
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/nyregion/may...
    
  

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random.choice(df['excuse'])


    

    
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'we had some meetings at Gracie Mansion'

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def excuse_generator(name,location):
    #print("entered loop")
    name= name
    location= location
    return "Sorry"+ " " + name +" " + "I was late to"+ " " + location + " "+ "to meet you"+ " "+ random.choice(df['excuse'])


    

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excuse_generator('Mercy','School')


    

    
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"Sorry Mercy I was late to School to meet you I just woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep"

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pick_name= input("Choose a name")
pick_location= input("Choose a location")


    

    




Choose a namemercy
Choose a locationschool

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excuse_generator(pick_name,pick_location)


    

    
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'Sorry mercy I was late to school to meet you we waited 20 mins for an express only to hear there were major delays'

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