David wrote:
[snip]
#!/usr/bin/python
person = {'Lary':43,'Joan':24}
choice = 0
while choice != '-1':
if choice == '':
print "You must enter Lary or Joan to continue! (-1 to quit): "
choice = raw_input(
"Who's age do want to know, Lary or Joan? (-1 to quit): ")
if choice == 'Lary':
print "Lary's age is:", person.get('Lary')
elif choice == 'Joan':
print "Joan's age is:", person.get('Joan')
else:
print "Goodbye!"
Consider leveraging the dictionary (and some other"Pythonic"
refinements). Separate the logic from the data. Now you can add more
names and ages without changing the logic.
#!/usr/bin/python
person = {'Lary':43, 'Joan':24, 'Bob':68}
keys = person.keys()
names = ', '.join(keys[:-1]) + ' or ' + keys[-1]
while True:
choice = raw_input("Who's age do want to know, %s? (-1 to quit): " %
names)
age = person.get(choice, None)
if age is not None:
print choice + "'s age is:", age
elif choice == "-1":
print "Goodbye!"
break
else:
print "Invalid choice " + choice
--
Bob Gailer
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