stutter.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Get a sentence from user, echo it back each word twice.
#
# Author:  Yotam Medini  [email protected] -- Created: 2005/June/19
#

import sys
import string

sentence = sys.stdin.readline()
words = string.split(sentence)
n_words = len(words)
wi = 0
stutter_line = ""

# Now, add each word twice with spaces
while wi < n_words:
    stutter_line = stutter_line + words[wi] + ' ' + words[wi] + ' '
    wi = wi + 1
# Add a final single end-of-line
stutter_line = stutter_line + '\n'
sys.stdout.write(stutter_line)
sys.exit(0)