Apr-18-2018, 12:07 AM
import time
import sys
from dictionary import spanishDict as x
from dictionary import frenchDict as y
""" Once you go through the menu and choose to add a word to a dictionary and type in the word and its translation"""
"""I am trying to take those words and update a .py file called dictionary so when i open up dictionary.py its updated with the new words """
def mainMenu():
"""Creates the Main Menu"""
print("Main Menu")
print("1 - Translate a word")
print("2 - Print current translation dictionaries")
print("3 - Add a word to a dictionary")
print("4 - Exit")
choice=int(input("Please choose a number: "))
if choice >4 or choice <1:
print("Please pick a number 1 - 4 only!")
choice=input("Choose a number: ")
if choice == 1:
choiceOne()
if choice == 2:
choiceTwo()
if choice == 3:
choiceThree()
if choice == 4:
choiceFour()
def returnMenu():
"""Creates an alt Menu to see if the user wants to continue or exit program"""
print("M = Main Menu")
print("Q = Quit")
answer=input("Would you like to return to the main menu or quit: ")
while answer != "M" and answer != "m" and answer != "Q" and answer != "q":
answer=input("Please choose between M, Q, m, q: ")
if answer == "M" or answer == "m":
mainMenu()
if answer == "Q" or answer == "q":
sys.exit()
def choiceOne():
"""Gets called if the user inputs 1 at the Main Menu"""
print()
print(" TRANSLATE ")
print("1 - Translate a word in Spanish: ")
print("2 - Translate a word in French: ")
print("3 - Exit")
nextchoice=int(input("Choose a number: "))
if nextchoice == 1:
english=input("What word would you like to translate to Spanish: ")
print(x[english])
print()
returnMenu()
if nextchoice == 2:
english=input("What word would you like to translate to French: ")
print(y[english])
returnMenu()
if nextchoice ==3:
print("Sending you back to main menu in 3 seconds")
time.sleep(3)
mainMenu()
choice=int(input("Choose a number: "))
def choiceTwo():
"""Gets called if user selects option 2 at Main Menu"""
print()
print("Which Dictionary would you like printed?")
decide=input("Spanish or French: ")
if decide == "spanish" or decide == "Spanish":
print("Spanish Dictionary = ",x)
if decide == "french" or decide == "French":
print("French Dictionary = ",y)
returnMenu()
def choiceThree():
"""Gets called when user selects option 3 at Main Menu"""
print()
print(" ADD A WORD ")
print("Which dictionary would you like to add a word to")
print("1 - Spanish")
print("2 - French")
newchoice=int(input("Choose a number: "))
while newchoice != 1 and newchoice != 2:
newchoice=int(input("Please make a selection between 1 and 2 only! "))
if newchoice == 1:
word=input("What word would you like to add? ")
translate=input("What is the translation of the word you entered? ")
print(word,":",translate)
x[word]=translate
print(x)
""" This is where i want to take x[word]=translate and send it to dictionary.py so when I open that file in python it is updated to include those words"""
altChoice=str(input("Would you like to add another word to a dictionary?: y or n"))
if altChoice != "y" and altChoice != "Y" and altChoice != "n" and altChoice != "N":
print("Please only choose y or n: ")
altChoice=str(input("Would you like to add another word to a dictionary?: y or n"))
if altChoice == "n" or altChoice == "N":
returnMenu()
if altChoice == "y" or altChoice == "Y":
choiceThree()
else:
word=input("What word would you like to add? ")
translate=input("What is the translation of the word you entered? ")
print(word,":",translate)
y[word]=translate
print(y)
altChoice=str(input("Would you like to add another word to a dictionary?: y or n "))
while altChoice != "y" or altChoice != "Y" or altChoice != "n" or altChoice != "N":
print("Please only choose y or n")
altChoice=str(input("Would you like to add another word to a dictionary?: y or n "))
if altChoice == "n" or altChoice == "N":
returnMenu()
if altChoice == "y" or altChoice == "Y":
choiceThree()
def choiceFour():
"""Gets called when user selects option 4 at Main Menu"""
print("Thank You for using this Translator")
print("GoodBye")
sys.exit()
mainMenu()