neaten up add_reference method
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@ -87,27 +87,30 @@ class Citation(object):
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:return: The key of the added reference among all the references.
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:rtype: char
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"""
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letter_count = len(string.ascii_lowercase)
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letters = string.ascii_lowercase # or (e.g.) "abcdef" for testing
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letter_count = len(letters)
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ref_count = len(self.__ref_list)
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x_ref_count = ref_count
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# Return "a" for ref_count = 0, otherwise log(0) does not work
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if ref_count == 0:
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self.__ref_list.append(("a", source_ref))
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return "a"
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last_letter = string.ascii_lowercase[ ref_count % letter_count ]
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self.__ref_list.append((letters[0], source_ref))
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return letters[0]
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last_letter = letters[ ref_count % letter_count ]
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key = ""
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# Calculate prek number of digits.
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number_of_letters = int(math.log(float(ref_count), float(letter_count)))+1
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number_of_letters = 1 + int(math.log(float(ref_count),
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float(letter_count)))
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# Exclude index for number_of_letters-1
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for n in range(1, number_of_letters-1):
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ref_count -= pow(letter_count, n)
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# Adjust number_of_letters for new index
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number_of_letters = int(math.log(float(ref_count), float(letter_count))) +1
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number_of_letters = 1 + int(math.log(float(ref_count),
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float(letter_count)))
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for n in range(1, number_of_letters):
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x_ref_count -= pow(letter_count, n)
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for letter in range(1, number_of_letters):
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index = x_ref_count // pow(letter_count, letter) % letter_count
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key += string.ascii_lowercase[ index ]
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index = x_ref_count // pow(letter_count, letter) % letter_count
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key += letters[index]
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key = key + last_letter
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self.__ref_list.append((key, source_ref))
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return key
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