simplifying rebel - with 3rd item of guru line

guru.json

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
 
-    "part1" : { 
+    "part1" : {
 
         "title" : "Repeat",
 
         "introductions" : [
 
-            ["Don't be shy, repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_01.wav"],
-            ["Follow my words and repeat:", "repeat_intro_02.wav"],
-            ["Take a deep breath, and repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_03.wav"],
-            ["Keep calm and repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_04.wav"],
-            ["Would you please be so kind as to repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_05.wav"],
-            ["Please repeat after me:" , "repeat_intro_06.wav"]
+            ["Don't be shy, repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_01.wav", "be shy and repeat after you."],
+            ["Follow my words and repeat:", "repeat_intro_02.wav", "follow your words and repeat."],
+            ["Take a deep breath, and repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_03.wav", "Take a deep breath, and repeat after you."],
+            ["Keep calm and repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_04.wav", "keep calm and repeat after you."],
+            ["Would you please be so kind as to repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_05.wav", "be kind and repeat after you"],
+            ["Please repeat after me:", "repeat_intro_06.wav", "repeat after you."]
 
         ],
 
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
 
         "introductions" : [
 
-            ["I want you to ask yourself:", "ask_intro_01.wav"],
-            ["Consider this:", "ask_intro_02.wav"],
-            ["Deep inside, ask yourself:", "ask_intro_03.wav"],
-            ["How often do you ask yourself:", "ask_intro_04.wav"],
-            ["Take your time to reflect on this:", "ask_intro_05.wav"],
-            ["Invite this into your daily thoughts:", "ask_intro_06.wav"],
-            ["Focus on this:", "ask_intro_07.wav"]
+            ["I want you to ask yourself:", "ask_intro_01.wav", "Asking myself"],
+            ["Consider this:", "ask_intro_02.wav", "Considering that"],
+            ["Deep inside, ask yourself:", "ask_intro_03.wav", "Asking myself"],
+            ["How often do you ask yourself:", "ask_intro_04.wav", "Oftenly asking myself"],
+            ["Take your time to reflect on this:", "ask_intro_05.wav", "Reflecting on that"],
+            ["Invite this into your daily thoughts:", "ask_intro_06.wav", "Controlling my daily thoughts"],
+            ["Focus on this:", "ask_intro_07.wav", "Focusing on that"]
 
         ],
 
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@
 
     }
 
-}
+}

read-json.py

@@ -4,49 +4,43 @@ from pprint import pprint
 from time import sleep
 
 # open json files
-oracle_f = open("oracle.json", "r").read()
+oracle_f = open("guru.json", "r").read()
 oracle = json.loads(oracle_f)
 rebel_f = open("rebel.json", "r").read()
 rebel = json.loads(rebel_f)
 
-# choose oracle part
+# GURU PART
 keys = list( oracle.keys())
-part = random.choice(keys)
+part = random.choice(keys) # choose: Repeat OR Ask Yourself
 print(part)
+sound_dir = "Audio_recordings/" + oracle[part]['title'] + "/"
 intro = random.choice(oracle[part]['introductions'])
 intro_txt = intro[0]
-intro_sound = "oracle/" + intro[1]
+intro_sound = sound_dir + intro[1]
 print('Intro:', intro_txt, intro_sound)
-os.system("play -q {} gain 10 chorus 0.7 0.9 100 0.5 5 2 -t".format(intro_sound) )
+os.system('play -q "{}" gain 10 chorus 0.7 0.9 100 0.5 5 2 -t'.format(intro_sound) )
 
-# find rebel_key that matches oracle's intro_txt
-rebel_key = None
-for key in rebel.keys():
-    print(key, intro_txt.lower())
-    if key in intro_txt.lower():
-        rebel_key = key
-        break
-    else:
-        rebel_key = 'none'
-
-        # choose the rebel sentence        
-rebel_sentence = random.choice(rebel[rebel_key])
-if "{}" in rebel_sentence:
-    rebel_sentence = rebel_sentence.format( (intro_txt.lower()).replace('me', 'you') )    
-print('rebel_key:', rebel_key)
-print(rebel_sentence)
+# REBEL reply
+rebel_run = random.choice([True, False]) # shall the rebel enter??
+if rebel_run is True:
+    rebel_reply_snippet = intro[2] # comes from guru/oracle dictionary
+    rebel_reply = random.choice( rebel[part] )
+    rebel_sentence = rebel_reply.format(rebel_reply_snippet)
 
+    
 # play msg
-for i in range(3):
-    sleep(2)
+for i in range( random.randint(1,4) ):
+    sleep( random.randint(2,5) )
     msg = random.choice(oracle[part]['messages'])
     msg_txt = msg[0]
-    msg_sound = "oracle/" + msg[1] # oracle is the directory with the sound files
-    print('MSG:', msg_txt)
-    os.system("play -q {} gain 10 chorus 0.7 0.9 100 0.5 5 2 -t  ".format(msg_sound) )
+    msg_sound = sound_dir + msg[1]
+    print('MSG:', msg_txt, msg_sound)
+    os.system('play -q "{}" gain 10 chorus 0.7 0.9 100 0.5 5 2 -t  '.format(msg_sound) )
 
+    
 # rebel text to speech
-print('rebel sentence:', rebel_sentence)            
-os.system('echo "{}" |  espeak -ven+whisper -s 90'.format(rebel_sentence) )
+if rebel_run is True:
+    print('rebel sentence:', rebel_sentence)            
+    os.system('echo "{}" |  espeak -ven+whisper -s 110'.format(rebel_sentence) )
 
 

rebel.json

@@ -1,37 +1,62 @@
 {
-    "none": [ "Cough cough",
-              "Arrrrgh",
-              "Bla bla bla"
-            ],
-    "repeat": [
+"part1": [
         "Don't try to be positive.",
         "Hey smart ass, you are not in a cult.",
         "You are wrong.",
+        "Just have fun!",
+        "Arrrrgh",
         "You are being deceived.",
         "Do you actually believe this?",
         "This is just common sense.",
-        "Tick tack, tick tack.",
+        "Tick tock, tick tock.",
+        "Cough cough",
         "Meditation can become a burden.",
         "This sounds obvious.",
-        "Would you be so kind to stop talking?"
-    ],
-
-    "imagine":[
+        "Would you be so kind as to stop talking?",
         "I don't want to {} ?",
         "It's a burden to {}",
-        "I'm loosing my time by {}",
-        "Can be pathetic to {}",
+        "It is a  waste of time to {}",
+        "It can be pathetic to {}",
         "It's meaningless to {}",
         "It's worthless to {}",
-        "Can be stupid to {}",
+        "It can be stupid to {}",
         "It's depressing to {}",
+        "I am here because I enjoy looking at these fools.",
+        "Your colleague is stealing your credit!",
         "Seems boring to {}",
-        "Seems creepy to {}"
+        "Seems creepy to {}",
+        "A committee is twelve men doing the work of one.",
+        "How much vacation time do you get?"
     ],
-    
-    "ask":[ "Ask yourself: are you loosing your time with this?",
+
+    "part2":[
+            "Ask yourself: are you wasting your time with this?",
             "Would you rather use your time to meditate or to actually solve your problems?",
-            "Can you really trust someone to solve your problems?"
-	  ]
+            "Can you really trust someone to solve your problems?",
+            "Instead of that, ask for a raise!",
+            "Leave before it's overtime!",
+            "Don't stay late today.",
+            "Why aren't you leaving?",
+            "Grab a coffee with a friend",
+            "Can I leave early today?",
+            "Come on...",
+            "Cough cough cough cough",
+            "Bla bla bla",
+            "What brought you here?",
+            "Oh come on, another one?",
+            "Ahem",
+            "I have to leave early on Fridays.",
+            "My résumé is fake.",
+            "I don’t have a solution, but I do admire the problem.",
+            "Focus on this: are you being paid enough?",
+            "Another meeting that could have been an email.",
+            "Ask your boss, how much do they get paid?",
+            "Can I ask you to cover for me while I am in Bora Bora?",
+            "Ask for employee discounts, you are not getting any.",
+            "{} seems too self-absorbed",
+            "{} can look egocentric.",
+            "{} is narcissistic",
+            "Buuurp",
+            "Use your common sense."
+          ]
 }
-