lilypad.py

def dictionary_selector(dictionary: dict, error_message: str = "\n\nTry again"):

    def check_length(index: int, length: int = len(dictionary)):
        return -1 < index < length

    dictionary_string = [
            f"[{i}] {key}"
            for i, key in
            enumerate(dictionary.keys())
        ]
    i = 'g'
    while type(i) != int or not check_length(i):
        print(*dictionary_string, sep="\n")

        i = input("Pick: ")

        try:
            i = int(i)
            if not check_length(i): print('\n\nTry again')
        except ValueError: print('\n\nTry again')

    return i


def yes_or_no(msg: str) -> bool: return input(f'{msg} [Y/n]').lower() != 'n'


def no_or_yes(msg: str) -> bool: return input(f'{msg} [y/N]').lower() == 'y'

def fix_names(name):
    name = name.replace('\t', ' ')
    return name