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I need help - 777CAIN - Aug-15-2017
Is it possible to get a user to type in something like Apples and it comes back with a number eg
I type apple it comes back as 6?
If so could someone help me do it thank you!
RE: I need help - sparkz_alot - Aug-15-2017
What have you tried?
RE: I need help - 777CAIN - Aug-15-2017
(Aug-15-2017, 02:50 PM)sparkz_alot Wrote: What have you tried?
I'm new to Python and had no lessons so I have tried nothing sorry :(
RE: I need help - Bass - Aug-15-2017
HI,
Yes, it is fairly straighforward.
You could use the len function to calculate the number of characters in the word that has been inputted e.g. apple.
x = len(inputted_word)Where x would be 5 in this case.
Or you could use an if statment to output a unique code or value if the entered word was apple.
if inputted_word == "apple":
print("!""$%")or you could replace certain letters in the word apple with other letters.Let us know which of these you would like help with, or maybe you want other thoughts.
Bass
RE: I need help - 777CAIN - Aug-15-2017
Bass I want to do the 2nd one :P
RE: I need help - nilamo - Aug-15-2017
(Aug-15-2017, 02:39 PM)777CAIN Wrote: Is it possible to get a user to type in something like Apples and it comes back with a number eg
I type apple it comes back as 6?
If so could someone help me do it thank you!
Sure!
whatever_they_typed = input("Say something! ")
print(6)
RE: I need help - 777CAIN - Aug-15-2017
(Aug-15-2017, 03:40 PM)nilamo Wrote:(Aug-15-2017, 02:39 PM)777CAIN Wrote: Is it possible to get a user to type in something like Apples and it comes back with a number eg
I type apple it comes back as 6?
If so could someone help me do it thank you!
Sure!
whatever_they_typed = input("Say something! ") print(6)
Every time they type something different how does it respond different like if i put apple and it says 6 and i put apple123 can it put 12 ect?
RE: I need help - sparkz_alot - Aug-15-2017
(Aug-15-2017, 03:44 PM)777CAIN Wrote: Every time they type something different how does it respond different like if i put apple and it says 6 and i put apple123 can it put 12 ect?
You could create a dictionary:
my_dict = {'apple':6, 'apple123':12, 'apple_snapple':500}Of course, you would need to know every possible input a user might enter. You really need to make your question more specific as to what you are trying to do.
RE: I need help - 777CAIN - Aug-15-2017
(Aug-15-2017, 03:53 PM)sparkz_alot Wrote:(Aug-15-2017, 03:44 PM)777CAIN Wrote: Every time they type something different how does it respond different like if i put apple and it says 6 and i put apple123 can it put 12 ect?
You could create a dictionary:
my_dict = {'apple':6, 'apple123':12, 'apple_snapple':500}Of course, you would need to know every possible input a user might enter. You really need to make your question more specific as to what you are trying to do.
I'm trying to do a aircraft CI database where people can put in a airline eg Ryanair and it will say there CI so 6. and every CI if different to every airplane so I want it to do that if possible.
RE: I need help - nilamo - Aug-15-2017
How do you know that a Ryanair is a 6?
Unless you put it somewhere in your program (or if it's standardized, use a library/service), how do you expect python to know that whatever a "Ryanair" is means whatever meaning you attach to "6"? To python, they're just unrelated strings/numbers.