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# ā Mini Project 11 ā Personal Diary App š
# Uses File I/O to save and load diary entries that persist between runs!
from datetime import datetime
DIARY_FILE = "my_diary.txt"
def write_entry(entry):
"""Append a timestamped entry to the diary."""
timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
with open(DIARY_FILE, "a") as file:
file.write(f"\n{'ā' * 45}\n")
file.write(f"š
{timestamp}\n")
file.write(f"{entry}\n")
print("ā
Entry saved!")
def read_diary():
"""Read and print all diary entries."""
try:
with open(DIARY_FILE, "r") as file:
content = file.read()
print("\nš My Diary:")
print(content if content.strip() else "Diary is empty. Start writing!")
except FileNotFoundError:
print("No diary yet. Write your first entry!")
def count_entries():
try:
with open(DIARY_FILE, "r") as file:
count = sum(1 for line in file if line.startswith("š
"))
print(f"Total entries: {count}")
except FileNotFoundError:
print("No diary file found.")
# Main menu
while True:
print("\nāā DIARY MENU āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā")
print(" 1. Write new entry")
print(" 2. Read all entries")
print(" 3. Count entries")
print(" 4. Exit")
choice = input("Choose: ")
if choice == "1":
entry = input("Write your entry:\n> ")
write_entry(entry)
elif choice == "2":
read_diary()
elif choice == "3":
count_entries()
elif choice == "4":
print("Goodbye! š")
break
else:
print("Invalid choice.")