First piece of code

[Bearwulf]

Hey team,

I have worked on a piece of code that should be able to read my question on sustainability and produce me an answer with some ideas based on what I asked it.

The code loads so I can test the instance but it doesn't produce an answer?

The code is

import random
import json

# Create a list of questions and answers about sustainability
questions = [
    "How can I reduce the environmental impact of my event?",
    "What are some sustainable catering options?",
    "How can I encourage people to use public transportation to my event?",
    "How can I reduce the amount of waste at my event?",
    "How can I make my event more accessible to people with disabilities?",
    "What is the most sustainable food?",
]

def new_func():
    return "Here are some tips on how to reduce the environmental impact of your event:\n"

answers = [new_func().strip()]

# Create a database to store the questions and answers
database = {}

# Create a function to answer a question
def answer_question(question):
    if question in database:
        return database[question]
    else:
        keywords = question.split()
        for keyword in keywords:
            if keyword in database:
                return database[keyword]
        answer = random.choice(answers)
        database[question] = answer
        return answer

# Create a function to start the web app
def start_web_app():
    print("Welcome to the sustainability web app!")
    print("What question would you like me to answer?")
    question = input()
    answer = answer_question(question)
    print(answer)

# Start the web app
start_web_app()

I can ask the question but no answer is delivered. Can someone please advise if I have missed a step for a reason to why I can see the answer being submitted?

Gribouillis write Aug-02-2023, 05:27 AM:
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[menator01]

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[deanhystad]

What do you mean by:

The code loads so I can test the instance but it doesn't produce an answer?

The code produces the answer: "Here are some tips on how to reduce the environmental impact of your event:" Granted that is not a useful answer, but your program cannot produce any other answer because it only has one.

Let's start with "What is the program supposed to do?" This is obviously a homework assignment. You should post the instructions along with the code. As is, I don't know what code you wrote (probably new_func()) or what the code is supposed to do.

The database is empty.

# Create a database to store the questions and answers
database = {}

You never put anything in database, so it never finds any answers.

What are you doing here?

def new_func():
    return "Here are some tips on how to reduce the environmental impact of your event:\n"
 
answers = [new_func().strip()]