are there any ponies

ponysay.py

@@ -27,21 +27,28 @@ The directory where ponysay is installed, this is modified when building with ma
 INSTALLDIR = '/usr'
 
 
+'''
+The user's home directory
+'''
+HOME = os.environ['HOME']
+
+
 '''
 The directories where pony files are stored, ttyponies/ are used if the terminal is Linux VT (also known as TTY)
 '''
 ponydirs = []
-if os.environ['TERM'] == 'linux':  _ponydirs = [INSTALLDIR + '/share/ponysay/ttyponies/',  os.environ['HOME'] + '/.local/share/ponysay/ttyponies/']
+if os.environ['TERM'] == 'linux':  _ponydirs = [INSTALLDIR + '/share/ponysay/ttyponies/',  HOME + '/.local/share/ponysay/ttyponies/']
-else:                              _ponydirs = [INSTALLDIR + '/share/ponysay/ponies/',     os.environ['HOME'] + '/.local/share/ponysay/ponies/'   ]
+else:                              _ponydirs = [INSTALLDIR + '/share/ponysay/ponies/',     HOME + '/.local/share/ponysay/ponies/'   ]
 for ponydir in _ponydirs:
     if os.path.isdir(ponydir):
         ponydirs.append(ponydir)
 
+
 '''
 The directories where quotes files are stored
 '''
 quotedirs = []
-_quotedirs = [INSTALLDIR + '/share/ponysay/quotes/',  os.environ['HOME'] + '/.local/share/ponysay/quotes/']
+_quotedirs = [INSTALLDIR + '/share/ponysay/quotes/',  HOME + '/.local/share/ponysay/quotes/']
 for quotedir in _quotedirs:
     if os.path.isdir(quotedir):
         quotedirs.append(quotedir)
@@ -251,12 +258,18 @@ class ponysay():
     
     
     def print_pony(self, args):
+        ponycount = 0
+        for ponydir in ponydirs:
+            ponycount = len(os.listdir(ponydir))
+        if ponycount == 0:
+            sys.stderr.write('All the ponies are missing! Call the Princess!')
+            exit(1);
+        
         if args.message == None:
-            msg = sys.stdin.read().strip()
+            msg = sys.stdin.read()
         else:
             msg = args.message
         
-        
         if args.pony == None:
             ponies = [] # Make array with direct paths to all ponies
             for ponydir in ponydirs:
@@ -264,7 +277,6 @@ class ponysay():
                     ponies.append(ponydir + ponyfile)
             
             pony = ponies[random.randrange(0, len(ponies) - 1)] # Select random pony    
-            
         else:
             for ponydir in ponydirs:
                 if os.path.isfile(ponydir + args.pony[0]):

ponysay.sh

@@ -60,40 +60,12 @@ fi
 
 
 
-# Marks ponies in lists that have quotes
-qoutelist() {
-    bash -c "$("$qlistcmd" $("$quotecmd" --list))"
-}
-
 # Pony quotes
 ponyquotes() {
 	[ "$TERM" = "-linux-" ] && TERM="linux"
 	"$0" ${wrap:+-W$wrap} $("$quotecmd" $@)
 }
 
-# Usage help print function
-usage() {
-	version
-	cat <<EOF
-
-Usage:
-${0##*/} [options] [message]
-
-If [message] is not provided, reads the message from STDIN.
-
-Options:
-  -v          Show version and exit.
-  -h          Show this help and exit.
-  -l          List pony files.
-  -L          List pony files with synonyms inside brackets.
-  -q          Use the pony quote feature.
-  -f[name]    Select a pony (either a file name or a pony name.)
-  -W[column]  The screen column where the message should be wrapped.
-
-See man ponysay(6) for more information.
-EOF
-}
-
 # Function for printing the ponies and the message
 say() {
 	# Ponies use UTF-8 drawing characters. Prevent a Perl warning.