From aacddf67c1213392d1b7ff493310d3152fb388f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: enjoy15 <narumoljoy@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:02:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] complete implement-cowsay exercise

---
 .gitignore                        |  1 +
 implement-cowsay/cow.py           | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 implement-cowsay/requirements.txt |  1 +
 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 implement-cowsay/cow.py
 create mode 100644 implement-cowsay/requirements.txt

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c3629e64..671215ddc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules
+.venv
diff --git a/implement-cowsay/cow.py b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cbd01a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import argparse
+import cowsay
+
+def main():
+    # Set up argument parser
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Make animals say things")
+    parser.add_argument("message", nargs="+", help="The message to say.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--animal",
+        choices=cowsay.char_names,
+        default="cow",
+        help="The animal to be saying things.",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Combine the message into a single string
+    message = " ".join(args.message)
+
+    # Get the animal function dynamically
+    animal_function = getattr(cowsay, args.animal, cowsay.cow)
+
+    # Print the message using the selected animal
+    print(animal_function(message))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt b/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6b9ffd0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cowsay

From c2d9fc9b364401a813e4a823b346d8424773f98e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: enjoy15 <narumoljoy@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:27:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Refactor animal function retrieval and message display in
 cowsay implementation

---
 implement-cowsay/cow.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/implement-cowsay/cow.py b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
index 0cbd01a0e..4f5d37b69 100644
--- a/implement-cowsay/cow.py
+++ b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ def main():
     # Combine the message into a single string
     message = " ".join(args.message)
 
-    # Get the animal function dynamically
-    animal_function = getattr(cowsay, args.animal, cowsay.cow)
+    # Get the animal function from the library mapping
+    animal_function = cowsay.char_funcs[args.animal]
 
-    # Print the message using the selected animal
-    print(animal_function(message))
+    # Display the message using the selected animal
+    animal_function(message)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
\ No newline at end of file