#usernames2.py
#Sharon Persinger
#This program creates a file of usernames from a file of names.
#A username is the first letter of the first name follwed by
#the first 7 letters of the last name.
#This version reads the file a line at a time and processes the line.
def main():
    #open the input file and read the lines into a list
    infile = open("names20.txt", 'r')
 
    #open the output file
    outfile = open("users2.txt", 'w')

    for eachline in infile:
        first, last = eachline.split() #break into first and last names
        u = first[0] + last[0:7]    #create the user name
        print(u, file = outfile)    #print the user name to the output file

    infile.close()
    outfile.close()

main()