Beer song

gistfile1.py

from textwrap import dedent

def beer_song():
    def describe(quantity):
        if quantity > 1:
            return '{} bottles'.format(quantity)
        elif quantity == 1:
            return '1 bottle'
        else:
            return 'No more bottles'

    for quantity in xrange(99, 0, -1):
        print(dedent("""
            {0} of beer on the wall, {0} of beer.
            Take one down, pass it around, {1} of beer on the wall.
            """.format(describe(quantity), describe(quantity - 1))))

    print(dedent("""
        No more bottles of beer on the wall, no more bottles of beer.
        Go to the store and by some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall.
        """))