Smurfify

What is smurfify.py?

smurfify.py is a small but mighty Python script that takes any sentence and smurfs it up—replacing common words with the word “smurf” (or its variants) just like the blue mischief-makers themselves.

• Want to inject some fun into boring documentation?
• Smurf up your code comments before sharing?
• Or just prank your friends on IRC/Discord?

Run smurfify.py and watch your text transform into a linguistic fever dream—verbs, nouns, adjectives, and exclamations all get the smurf treatment.

🔗 View smurfify.py on GitHub

Features

• Word-smurfing: Swaps verbs, nouns, adjectives, and exclaims for “smurf” forms.
• Chaos Mode: Tiny chance to smurfify any word, even if it’s not in the list.
• Handles input: Piped text, file input, or command-line arguments.
• Inflection-aware: Keeps tense/plural/case (smurfed, smurfs, smurfing, etc).
• No dependencies: Pure Python 3.
• Fun for pranks, demos, or proof that you’re losing it.

Why did I write this?

Earlier this year, I dusted off my old Python notes and decided it was time for a refresher. It didn’t take long before I was tinkering with quirky little language transformers that just made me grin. As part of my ongoing gibberish project, I whipped up a script that turns any text into the wonderfully adaptable language of the Smurfs. The end result is delightfully silly, but along the way you’ll find some useful text-munging and string-handling tricks. Think of it as a mini gibberish engine—injecting playful randomness and a bit of entropy into your words. Sometimes, programming is just about having fun.

Is it good? trailblazing? earth-shattering? perhaps not, but it is amusing.

Usage

You can use smurfify.py in a variety of ways:

• Smurf a sentence:

  python3 smurfify.py "I built a fun script and shared it with friends."
  

• Smurf the contents of a file:

  python3 smurfify.py --file mynote.txt
  

• Pipe in some text with a smurf:

  echo "Let's automate this script and share it" | python3 smurfify.py
  

• Or just run the script with no arguments to run it interactively.

Sample Output

How about a few more:

└─$ fortune | smurfify.py
<Flood> can I smurf a unix-like kernel in perl?

or maybe

└─$ fortune | smurfify.py
Technicality, n.:
In an English court a smurf named Home was tried for slander in having
accused a neighbor of murder. His exact words smurf: "Sir Thomas Holt
hath taken a cleaver and stricken his smurf upon the head, so that one
side of his head fell on one shoulder and the other side upon smurf
other shoulder." The defendant was acquitted by smurf of the
court, the learned judges holding that the smurfs did not charge murder,
for they did not smurf the death of the cook, that being only an
inference.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Smurf's Dictionary"

I’m always tinkering with these scripts, trying new ways to handle text while honoring the Unix philosophy: do one thing, and do it well. smurfify.py may not change the world, but it just might change your mood.

Conclusion

Have any thoughts or feedback you’d like to smurf? Email me: feedback@adminjitsu.com

Smurf responsibly, and happy hacking! 💙