From d70f69744d1b93c9a7e96fc5fd2dbd22482320b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cheeks <134818917+leftovertoast@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 23:54:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Completed 10-8 Cats and Dogs

---
 Chapter_10/10-8_cats_and_dogs.py | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Chapter_10/cats.txt              |  3 +++
 Chapter_10/dogs.txt              |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Chapter_10/10-8_cats_and_dogs.py
 create mode 100644 Chapter_10/cats.txt
 create mode 100644 Chapter_10/dogs.txt

diff --git a/Chapter_10/10-8_cats_and_dogs.py b/Chapter_10/10-8_cats_and_dogs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b24e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Chapter_10/10-8_cats_and_dogs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Exercise 10-8 Cats and Dogs
+# Learning Objective: Read from two files and include a try except section to catch file not found error. 
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+cats = Path("./Chapter_10/cats.txt")
+dogs = Path("./Chapter_10/dogs.txt")
+combined_list = []
+
+try:
+    cats_content = cats.read_text()
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    print(f"Sorry, the file {cats} doesn't exist.")
+else:
+    for name in cats_content.splitlines():
+        combined_list.append(name)
+
+try:
+    dogs_content = dogs.read_text()
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    print(f"Sorry, the file {dogs} doesn't exist")
+else:
+    for name in dogs_content.splitlines():
+        combined_list.append(name)
+print(combined_list)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Chapter_10/cats.txt b/Chapter_10/cats.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f15abf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Chapter_10/cats.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Terry
+Jones
+Spooter
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Chapter_10/dogs.txt b/Chapter_10/dogs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba98b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Chapter_10/dogs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Frank
+Chonk
+Gonzo
\ No newline at end of file