mylist032614

mylist032614.py

import socket # imports the socket module 
import sys # imports the sys module
import console # imports the console module 

usr = raw_input('What is your name? \n').title() # asks for users name for the hostname information
sname = socket.gethostname() # sets sname to gethostname
print '\nThis program is being run by', usr, 'on machine name', sname # displays host information

mylist = ['Red', 'White', 'Blue', 'Yellow', 'Green', 'Orange'] # sets mylist to colors
templist = list(mylist) # sets templist as mylist
runagain = 'y' # sets runagain to a y values

while runagain == 'y': # for looping
	print '\nThe current colors are:', templist # print out list so user knows what colors are already there
	
	clradd = raw_input('\nWould you like to add any colors to the list? y or n\n')
	
	while clradd == 'y':
		colors = raw_input('\nWhat colors would you like to add to the list? Please type one color. \n').title()
		templist.append(colors) # appends color to the list

		print templist # prints out new list
		print '\nAscending and Descending'  # print out ascending and descending lists
		print '-' * 30
		print '\nAscending (high to low): ', sorted(templist, reverse=True)
		print '\nDescending (low to high): ', sorted(templist, reverse=False)
		
		clrdel = raw_input('\nWould you like to remove any colors from the list? y or n\n')
	
	while clradd == 'n':
		clrdel = raw_input('\nWould you like to remove any colors from the list? y or n\n')
			
		while clrdel == 'y':
				try:
					removecolor = raw_input('\nWhat colors would you like to remove? ').title() # asks user color to remove
					templist.remove(removecolor) # removes color from the list
				except ValueError:
					print 'Looks like that color was not in the list, try again.'
					continue 	
	
				print 'Updated list\n', templist # prints out updated list
				
				runagain = raw_input('\nWould you like to run this program again again? y or n')
	
				if runagain == 'n': # if runagain is n
					console.hide_output() # hide the output 
		
		while clrdel == 'n':
			runagain = raw_input('\nWould you like to run this program again again? y or n') # asks user to run again
		
			if runagain == 'n': # if runagain is n
				console.hide_output() # hide the output 
				sys.exit() # stops the program