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Start your free trialKim Andersen
6,742 PointsNot sure what I am doing wrong, but the script won't take my price even though I input it as an int. Any ideas?
from models import(Base, session,
Book, engine)
import datetime
import csv
def menu():
while True:
print("""
\nAdd a Book
\rView All Books
\rSearch for a Book
\rBook Analysis
\rExit
""")
choice = input('What would you like to do? ')
if choice in ["1", "2", "3", "4", "5"]:
return choice
else:
input("""
\rPlease choose one of the options above
\rA number from 1-5
\rPress enter and try again""")
# import models
# main menu - add, search, analysis, exit, view
# add books to the database
# edit books
# delete books
# search books
# data cleaning
# loop runs program
def clean_date(date_str):
months = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June',
'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December']
split_date = date_str.split(" ")
try:
month = int(months.index(split_date[0]) +1)
day = int(split_date[1].split(",")[0])
year = int(split_date[2])
return_date = datetime.date(year, month, day)
except ValueError:
input("""
\n*** DATE ERROR ***
\rThe date format should include a valid Month Day, Year from the past
\rEX: January 13, 2003
\rPress enter to try again.
\r********************
""")
return
else:
return return_date
month = int(months.index(split_date[0]) +1)
day = int(split_date[1].split(",")[0])
year = int(split_date[2])
return
def clean_price(price_str):
try:
price_float = float(price_str)
except ValueError:
input("""
\n*** Price ERROR ***
\rThe price should be a number without a currency symbol
\rEX: 10.99
\rPress enter to try again.
\r********************
""")
else:
return int(price_float * 100)
def add_csv():
with open("suggested_books.csv") as csvfile:
data = csv.reader(csvfile)
for row in data:
book_in_db = session.query(Book).filter(Book.title==row[0]).one_or_none()
if book_in_db == None:
title = row[0]
author = row[1]
date = clean_date(row[2])
price = clean_price(row[3])
new_book = Book(title=title, author=author, published_date=date, price=price)
session.add(new_book)
session.commit()
def app():
app_running = True
while app_running:
choice = menu()
if choice == "1":
#add book
title = input("Title: ")
author = input("Author: ")
date_error = True
while date_error:
date = input("Published date (Ex: October 25, 2017): ")
date = clean_date(date)
if type(date) == datetime.date:
date_error = False
price_error = True
while price_error:
price = input("Price (Ex: 25.64): ")
price = clean_price(price)
if type(price) == int:
price_error = False
elif choice == "2":
#view book
pass
elif choice == "3":
#search book
pass
elif choice == "4":
# analysis
pass
else:
print("GOODBYE")
app_running = False
if __name__ == "__main__":
Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
app()
#add_csv()
#for book in session.query(Book):
# print(book)
1 Answer
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,720 PointsYou have the beginning of a very nice app!
You forgot to put in the sentinel condition check, it would always loop because price_error always was False. I noticed you return a float
for correct input and None
for incorrect input. I simply check for a price that is "not None" and there you have it!
price_error = True
while price_error:
price = input("Price (Ex: 25.64): ")
price = clean_price(price)
# sentinel condition price is not None
if not (price is None):
price_error = False
Good luck with your Python journey!