Abacus Program

main.py

#Abacus script
#Enter a value and have it printed out in abacus form
from numFinder import *
from rep import *

# checks if value is between 1 and 1 billion.
def valid_Num(num):
	if num <= 1000000000 and num >= 0:
		return True
	else:
		return False


def abacus(num):
	if valid_Num(num) == True:
		rep(bils(num))
		rep(hund_mils(num))
		rep(ten_mils(num))
		rep(mils(num))
		rep(hund_thous(num))
		rep(ten_thous(num))
		rep(thous(num))
		rep(hunds(num))
		rep(tens(num))
		rep(ones(num))
	else:
		print 'Please enter a value between 1 - 1000000000' 
		
x = int(raw_input('Enter a number to see it on the abacus: '))

abacus(x)

number.py

#determines how many digits long the value entered into abacus is
#and returns the number for each place

def ones(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 1:
		ones = str(num)[-1]
		return int(ones)
	else:
		return False

def tens(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 2:
		tens = str(num)[-2]
		return int(tens)
	else:
		return False

def hunds(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 3:
		hunds = str(num)[-3]
		return int(hunds)
	else:
		return False

def thous(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 4:
		thous = str(num)[-4]
		return int(thous)
	else:
		return False

def ten_thous(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 5:
		ten_thous = str(num)[-5]
		return int(ten_thous)
	else:
		return False

def hund_thous(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 6:
		hund_thous = str(num)[-6]
		return int(hund_thous)
	else:
		return False

def mils(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 7:
		mils = str(num)[-7]
		return int(mils)
	else:
		return False

def ten_mils(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 8:
		ten_mils = str(num)[-8]
		return int(ten_mils)
	else:
		return False
		
def hund_mils(num):
	if len(str(num)) >= 9:
		hund_mils = str(num)[-9]
		return int(hund_mils)
	else:
		return False

def bils(num):
	if len(str(num)) == 10:
		bils = str(num)[0]
		return int(bils)
	else:
		return False

visuals.py

#prints the visual representation of the number in
#abacus form.

ab_visual = ['|00000*****   |', '|00000****   *|', '|00000***   **|',
			'|00000**   ***|', '|00000*   ****|', '|00000   *****|',
			'|0000   0*****|', '|000   00*****|', '|00   000*****|',
			'|0   0000*****|', '|   00000*****|']


def rep(num):
	if num == False:
		print '|00000*****   |'
	else:
		print ab_visual[num]