[Tutor] menu based programs

[Alan Gauld]

On 17/01/15 02:00, Alan Gauld wrote:

> Here is a very simple example modelled on your description
>
> #####################
> def readMenu(menu):
>      while not (1<= choice <= len(menu) ):
>         for index, item in enumerate(menu,start=1):
>             print (index, item)
>         choice = input("\nchoose an item: ")
>      return choice-1

Oops, a couple of bugs in there, here is a working version

def readMenu(menu):
     choice = 0
     while not (1<= choice <= len(menu) ):
        for index, item in enumerate(menu,start=1):
            print (index, item)
        choice = int(input("\nchoose an item: "))
     return choice-1


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