python Inf 124 - Proj 2 - view.py

Posted 2021-05-09

# view.py - Display state to user

def get_choice_index_from_option_menu(option_list, question):
    '''Prints a menu of options determined by the list with a question prompt and return the user's choice as the index of the selected item (index based on option_list)'''
    validOptions = ""

    print('')
    for i in range(len(option_list)): 
        validOptions = validOptions + str(i)
        print('{}.{}'.format(i+1, option_list[i]))
    print('')

    choice = str(input(question)-1)

    # check if the choice is valid before returning the chosen index (index-1)
    if choice != "" and choice in validOptions:
        return int(choice)
    else:
        # raise exception
        pass

def get_client_name():
    ''' Asks the client for their name and returns it '''
    return raw_input('What is your name?')