It worked now it doesnt...ugh

[raymond2688]

Can someone look at this and tell me why this does not work....I know it is something simple as it worked 1 min and not the next. picharm is not showing any errors

print("--------------------------")
print("Frequently Asked Questions")
print("--------------------------")


menu = """
1: Add a Question
2: Delete a Question
3: List all FAQ
4: Exit
"""

FAQ = {}


done = False

while not done:

    print(menu)
    option = input("Please enter your selection: ")

    if option == 1:
        question = input("\nEnter a question to be added: ")
        answer = input("\nThe answer to the question is: ")
        FAQ[question] = answer
        print('Your FAQ has been added. ')

    elif option == 2:
        item = input("Enter question to be deleted: ")
        if item in FAQ: del(FAQ[item])
        else:
            print("That question is not in the dictionary! ")

    elif option == 3:
        for item in FAQ:
            print("\nQuestion: ", item)
            print("Answer: ", FAQ[item])
            print()

    elif option == 4:
        done = True
        print('All entries added to dictionary. \nSession is closed! ')

[ichabod801]

input returns a string, you are comparing to integers. Either int() the input, or compare to strings like '1'.

[raymond2688]

input returns a string, you are comparing to integers. Either int() the input, or compare to strings like '1'.

thank you sir I did remove the int last night. works good thank you

[raymond2688]

I am trying to make my dictionary produce an error message stating "FAQ already exists" not working. I think the comand is right just maybe not the placement

    if option == 1:
        question = input("\nEnter a question to be added: ")
        answer = input("\nThe answer to the question is: ")
        FAQ[question] = answer
        print('Your FAQ has been added. ')
        item = question
            if item in FAQ:
                print('FAQ already exists')

[ichabod801]

Note that FAQ[question] = answer puts question into FAQ. You want to test to see if it's already in there before you put it in there, otherwise the test will always be True.

[Yoriz]

The if statement needs to be after the question is asked but before the question is added to the dictionary, otherwise it will always say it already exists.

[ndc85430]

You might want to consider version control (with, e.g. Git) to keep track of changes you make to your source code.

[raymond2688]

The if statement needs to be after the question is asked but before the question is added to the dictionary, otherwise it will always say it already exists.

when i move the if statement I get all kinds of errors below in the other options.

Note that FAQ[question] = answer puts question into FAQ. You want to test to see if it's already in there before you put it in there, otherwise the test will always be True.

I am not quite getting this

[Yoriz]

question = input("\nEnter a question to be added: ")
if question in FAQ:
    print('FAQ already exists')

[raymond2688]

question = input("\nEnter a question to be added: ")
if question in FAQ:
    print('FAQ already exists')

I am getting illegal target for variable annotation on the third option

menu = """
1: Add a Question
2: Delete a Question
3: List all FAQ
4: Exit
"""

FAQ = {}


done = False
print(menu)
option = int(input("Please enter your selection: "))

while not done:

    if option == 1:
        question = input("\nEnter a question to be added: ")
        answer = input("\nThe answer to the question is: ")
        if question in FAQ:
            print('FAQ already exists')
        FAQ[question] = answer
        print('Your FAQ has been added. ')
        item = question        

    elif option == 2:
        item = input("Enter question to be deleted: ")

        if item in FAQ:
            del(FAQ[item])
                print('FAQ deleted')
            else:
                print("That question is not in the dictionary! ")
    elif option == 3:
        for item in FAQ:
            print("\nQuestion: ", item)
            print("Answer: ", FAQ[item])
            print()

    elif option == 4:
        done = True
        print('All entries added to dictionary. \nSession is closed! ')