i think i did it right this time, even though I don't know how to ignore still haha

LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 m455/Jesse
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

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+# nicethings
+A poorly written python script that will hopefully cheer some people up
+
+Note: I've modified the file paths in this script so it will work on [tilde.town](https://tilde.town). You can adjust the accordingly
+
+### How it works
+It stores user{'s/s'} input into a text file if an argument is given. If no arguments are given, a random nice message from the text file will be displayed.
+
+### Usage
+##### Adding a message to the file:
+`nicethings "insert your message here"`
+##### Randomly generate a message:
+`nicethings`

nicethings

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+import random
+
+#create list.txt
+def createlist():
+    thefile = open('/home/m455/code/projects/nicethings/list.txt', 'w+')
+    thefile.close()
+    print("list.txt created, try your command again and it should work :)")
+
+#display random nice message if no arguments are given
+def showrandomline():
+    thefile = open('/home/m455/code/projects/nicethings/list.txt', 'r')
+    filecontents = thefile.read(1)
+    if not filecontents:
+        print("sorry, there's nothing in list.txt.\nTry adding something to the list by typing:\nnicethings \"your message here\"")
+    else:
+        print("\n" + random.choice(list(open('/home/m455/code/projects/nicethings/list.txt', 'r'))))
+
+#too many arguments error
+def toomanyargs():
+    print("Sorry, I only accept one argument.\nTry using:\nnicethings \"your message here\"")
+
+#no input error
+def noinputerror():
+    print("Sorry, I couldn't find any input.\n\nTry using:\nnicethings \"your message here\"")
+
+#add user input to file and display to user what was added
+def addtofile():
+    thefile = open('/home/m455/code/projects/nicethings/list.txt', 'a')
+    thefile.write(sys.argv[1] + "\n")
+    thefile.close()
+    print("-----------------------------------------\nYou have added the following to the list:\n\n{}\n-----------------------------------------".format(sys.argv[1]))
+
+#how to handle different user inputs
+def handleargs():
+    if len(sys.argv) <= 1:
+        showrandomline()
+    elif len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        toomanyargs()
+    elif sys.argv[1].isspace() == True or sys.argv[1] == "":
+        noinputerror()
+    else:
+        addtofile()
+
+def handlechoice():
+    userchoice = input()
+    if userchoice == "y":
+        createlist()
+    elif userchoice == "n":
+        print("bye bye")
+    else:
+        print("sorry, I didn't get that, type either y or n:")
+        handlechoice()
+
+if os.path.exists('/home/m455/code/projects/nicethings/list.txt') == True:
+    handleargs()
+else:
+    print("list.txt doesn't exist\ndo you want me to make a list.txt file right now? (y/n)")
+    handlechoice()