If/else problems

[Terafy]

Remember what I told you earlier?

Just create a variable, just under the def a():, called found and set it as false.
If payroll number matches with employee payroll. Print employee details and found is set true.
The else-statement become an if-statement for found is _____.

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Don't modify function a(). Just do it to function b() and c()

[Skelbo]

def b():
    salmin = int(input("Enter the minimum salary: "))
    salmax = int(input("Enter the maximum salary: "))
    for employee in employees:
        if salmin <= int(employee[1]) <= salmax:
            if len(i)==5:
                print('%-30s' % (employee[4]+ ','+' '+employee[3]), '%30s' % employee[0], '%30s' % employee[1], '%30s' % employee[2])
            if len(i)==6:
                print('%-30s' % (employee[5]+','+' '+employee[3]+' '+employee[4]), '%30s' % employee[0], '%30s' % employee[1], '%30s' % employee[2])
            if len(i)==7:
                print('%-30s' % (employee[6]+','+' '+employee[3]+' '+employee[4]+' '+employee[5]), '%30s' % employee[0], '%30s' % employee[1], '%30s' % employee[2])
    else:
        print("There are no employees within that salary range")

Output:
Select an option from 1 - 3 (0 to quit): 2
Enter the minimum salary: 10000
Enter the maximum salary: 40000
Flanders, Ned                                           12346                          25000                        Teacher
Simpson, Lisa                                           12347                          20000                      Secretary
Granger, Hermione                                       12348                          20000                         Wizard
Potter, Harry                                           12349                          30000                         Wizard
Shmoikel, Herschel                                      12350                          15000                    Entertainer
T, Mike                                                 13126                          35000                       Lecturer
Flintstone, Wilma                                       13130                          32000                      Secretary
There are no employees within that salary range

def c():
    jobs = input("Enter the job title: ")
    if jobs in employees:
        if len(i)==5:
                print('%-30s' % (jobs[4]+ ','+' '+jobs[3]))
        if len(i)==6:
                print('%-30s' % (jobs[5]+','+' '+jobs[3]+' '+jobs[4]))
        if len(i)==7:
                print('%-30s' % (jobs[6]+','+' '+jobs[3]+' '+jobs[4]+' '+jobs[5]))
    else:
        print("There is no such job")

Output:
Select an option from 1 - 3 (0 to quit): 3
Enter the job title: wizard
There is no such job

I didn't fully get how to use the found thing. Lemme see.

[Terafy]

def b():
    salmin = int(input("Enter the minimum salary: "))
    salmax = int(input("Enter the maximum salary: "))
    found = False
    for employee in employees:
        if salmin <= int(employee[1]) <= salmax:
            if len(employee)==5:
                print('%-30s' % (employee[4]+ ','+' '+employee[3]), '%30s' % employee[0], '%30s' % employee[1], '%30s' % employee[2])
                found = True
            if len(employee)==6:
                print('%-30s' % (employee[5]+','+' '+employee[3]+' '+employee[4]), '%30s' % employee[0], '%30s' % employee[1], '%30s' % i[2])
                found = True
            if len(employee)==7:
                print('%-30s' % (employee[6]+','+' '+employee[3]+' '+employee[4]+' '+employee[5]), '%30s' % employee[0], '%30s' % i[1], '%30s' % i[2])
                found = True
    if found == False:
            print("There are no employees within that salary range")

def c():
    found = False
    search = input("Enter the job title: ")
    for jobs in employees:
        if search == jobs[2]:
            print(jobs[3]+","+ jobs[4])
            found = True
    if found == False:
        print("There is no such job")

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whoo... 1 min to spare

[Skelbo]

Ok b works now, but c is just selecting all names. Am I using the right variable? I'm using jobs, not a previous one that's already assigned to something else.

def c():
    found = False
    jobs = input("Enter the job title: ")
    for jobs in employees:
        if len(i)==5:
                print('%-30s' % (jobs[4]+ ','+' '+jobs[3]))
                found = True
        if len(i)==6:
                print('%-30s' % (jobs[5]+','+' '+jobs[3]+' '+jobs[4]))
                found = True
        if len(i)==7:
                print('%-30s' % (jobs[6]+','+' '+jobs[3]+' '+jobs[4]+' '+jobs[5]))
                found = True
    if found == False:
        print("There is no such job")

Output:
Select an option from 1 - 3 (0 to quit): 3
Enter the job title: wizard
Simpson, Bart                 
Flanders, Ned                 
Simpson, Lisa                 
Granger, Hermione             
Potter, Harry                 
Shmoikel, Herschel            
Ibrahimovic, Zlatan           
Southgate, Gareth             
Klopp, Juergen                
T, Mike                       
Laurie, Adele                 
Capaldi, Peter                
Christopher, Edward           
Flintstone, Wilma 

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1 min to spare?

[Terafy]

you store the input into the variable jobs in line 3 and then override the variable jobs with the for loop in line 4.

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your if-statement also have the variable i

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1 min to spare?

haha that was the 5 hour mark

[squenson]

You did quite a lot of progress while I was away (train travel)!

[Skelbo]

Ok what am I doing wrong now.

def c():
    found = False
    jobs = input("Enter the job title: ")
    for b in employees:
        if jobs == b[2]:
            if len(i)==5:
                print('%-30s' % (b[4]+ ','+' '+b[3]))
                found = True
            if len(i)==6:
                print('%-30s' % (b[5]+','+' '+b[3]+' '+b[4]))
                found = True
            if len(i)==7:
                print('%-30s' % (b[6]+','+' '+b[3]+' '+b[4]+' '+b[5]))
                found = True
    if found == False:
        print("There is no such job")

Output:
Select an option from 1 - 3 (0 to quit): 3
Enter the job title: wizard
There is no such job

[squenson]

I think wizard is NOT equal to Wizard. Do you see why? wwwWWWwww

[Terafy]

You did quite a lot of progress while I was away (train travel)!

I tried to help him finish on time... but we missed the deadline.

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def c():
    found = False
    jobs = input("Enter the job title: ")
    for b in employees:
        if jobs == b[2]:
            
            ## what with the len(i) in these if-statement
            if len(i)==5:
                print('%-30s' % (b[4]+ ','+' '+b[3]))
                found = True
            if len(i)==6:
                print('%-30s' % (b[5]+','+' '+b[3]+' '+b[4]))
                found = True
            if len(i)==7: 
                print('%-30s' % (b[6]+','+' '+b[3]+' '+b[4]+' '+b[5]))
                found = True
    if found == False:
        print("There is no such job")

[Skelbo]

Ok got it. Replaced the len(i) with len(b). I thought I had to refer to the previously defined i. I keep getting confused about that.
Is there any way to have the program detect lowercase jobs too? So that if someone enters wizard it matches it with Wizard anyway?

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Also I had a second part of the assignment which was much harder and I tried researching and asking on another site about it alongside. It pretty much failed too. But I'm curious to see what was wrong. Can I paste it here or should I open a new thread?