ty...@familyrobbins.com wrote:
> I'm a bit new to python and I'm trying to create a simple program which
> adds words and definitions to a list, and then calls them forward when
> asked to.
> while escape < 1:
>
> choice = input("Type 'Entry' to add a word to the Dictionary, 'Search'
> to find a word, and 'Exit' to quit. ")
>
> if choice == '`':
> break
>
> if choice == 'Entry' or 'entry':
> However, if I run the program using anything but 'entry', the program
> still runs the 'entry' subroutine. After the 'entry' subroutine is run
> once, no options work. Ex:
The expression
choice == 'Entry' or 'entry'
is evaluated by Python as
(choice == 'Entry') or 'entry'
All strings but "" are True in a boolean context, so this has the same
effect as
(choice == 'Entry') or True
and is always True. Possible fixes:
if choice == "Entry" or choice == "entry":
if choice in ("Entry", "entry"):
if choice.casefold() == "entry".casefold(): # will accept ENTRY, eNtRy etc.
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