parse_bible.py

bible = dict()

books = list()

with open("kjv.atv") as bible_file:
  for line in bible_file:
    line = line.rstrip()
    parts = line.split("@")
    book = parts[0]
    reference = parts[1]
    verse_text = parts[2]
    
    parts = reference.split(":")
    chapter = int(parts[0])
    verse = int(parts[1])
    
    if book in bible:
      book_chapters = bible[book]
    else:
      book_chapters = list()
      bible[book] = book_chapters
      books.append(book)
      
    if len(book_chapters) >= chapter:
      book_chapters[chapter-1].append(verse_text)
    else:
      book_chapters.append([verse_text])     

abbreviations = {
	"Ge": "Genesis", 
	"Exo" : "Exodus", 
	"Lev": "Leviticus", 
	"Num" : "Numbers", 
	"Deu":"Deuteronomy",
	"Josh": "Joshua",
	"Jdgs": "Judges",
	"Ruth": "Ruth",
	"1Sm": "1st Samuel",
	"2Sm": "2nd Samuel",
	"1Ki": "1st Kings",
	"2Ki": "2nd Kings",
	"1Chr": "1st Chronicles",
	"2Chr": "2nd Chronicles",
	"Ezra": "Ezra",
	"Neh": "Nehemiah",
	"Est": "Esther",
	"Job": "Job",
	"Psa": "Psalms",
	"Prv": "Proverbs",
	"Eccl": "Ecclesiastes",
	"SSol": "Song of Solomon",
	"Isa": "Isaiah",
	"Jer": "Jeremiah",
	"Lam": "Lamentations",
	"Eze": "Ezekiel",
	"Dan": "Daniel",
	"Hos": "Hosea",
	"Joel": "Joel",
	"Amos": "Amos",
	"Obad": "Obadiah",
	"Jonah": "Jonah",
	"Mic": "Micah",
	"Nahum": "Nahum",
	"Hab": "Habbakuk",
	"Zep": "Zepheniah",
	"Hag": "Haggai",
	"Zec": "Zechariah",
	"Mal": "Malachi",
	'Mat': 'Matthew', 
	'Mark': 'Mark', 
	'Luke': 'Luke', 
	'John': 'John',
	'Acts': 'Acts',
	'Rom': 'Romans',
	'1Cor': '1st Corinthians',
	'2Cor': '2nd Corinthians',
	'Gal': 'Galatians',
	'Eph': 'Ephesians',
	'Phi': 'Phillipians',
	'Col': 'Colossians',
	'1Th': '1st Thessalonians',
	'2Th': '2nd Thessalonians',
	'1Tim': '1st Timothy',
	'2Tim': '2nd Timothy',
	'Titus': 'Titus',
	'Phmn': 'Philemon',
	'Heb': 'Hebrews',
	'Jas': 'James',
	'1Pet': '1st Peter',
	'2Pet': '2nd Peter',
	'1Jn': '1st John',
	'2Jn': '2nd John',
	'3Jn': '3rd John',
	'Jude': 'Jude',
	'Rev': 'Revelation'
}