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CYF-1152

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Implemented wc, ls, cat in python

@Alex-Jamshidi Alex-Jamshidi added 📅 Sprint 4 Assigned during Sprint 4 of this module Needs Review Trainee to add when requesting review. PRs without this label will not be reviewed. Module-Tools The name of the module. labels Aug 30, 2026
@LonMcGregor LonMcGregor added the Review in progress This review is currently being reviewed. This label will be replaced by "Reviewed" soon. label Sep 1, 2026

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Good start on this task. Reading through it, I can see you have put thought into these implementations, but they feel a little bit over-engineered, and at times are a bit difficult to see how the data is flowing through them. I've got a few questions for you to answer which might help me better understand your thinking.

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Comment thread implement-shell-tools/cat/cat.py

# ===== Flag Handling =====
def execute_flags(flag_status):
if getattr(args, "1"):

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Here, when you are doing things like if args.a …, then you set something to True. What benefit is there doing it this way over just referencing args.a when you need it?

flag_status = {"print_in_list": False, "show_all": False}
execute_flags(flag_status)

cwd = os.getcwd()

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What do you use the cwd for in this program?

if not (Path(cwd) / p).is_dir()
]
if not flag_status["show_all"]:
file_args = remove_dot_files(file_args)

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There are multiple places where you use remove_dot_files in this program. Is there a reason for that?

return all_files_data

def read_file(file_name, cwd):
file_path = Path(cwd) / file_name

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Why are you using the Path / expression here?

return len(text.splitlines())

def calculate_word_count(text):
return len(text.split())

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Is there a reason the word count method has a different structure to your line count method?

for file in output_data:
output_string = ""

for metric in metrics:

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Do you need to loop over metrics and then check if it is in displayed_metrics? Could you simplify this?

@LonMcGregor LonMcGregor added Reviewed Volunteer to add when completing a review with trainee action still to take. and removed Needs Review Trainee to add when requesting review. PRs without this label will not be reviewed. Review in progress This review is currently being reviewed. This label will be replaced by "Reviewed" soon. labels Sep 1, 2026
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