Myeloid Cell Recogniser

gistfile1.txt

# Myeloid Lineage Immune Cell Recogniser v1.0
# Python version: Python v3.7.0
# Author: cafuneandchill

class Cell:
    def __init__(self, name, markers):
        self.name = name
        self.markers = markers

neuph = Cell("neutrophile", {"CD13", "CD14"})
eosph = Cell("eosinophile", {"CD9", "CD35"})
basph = Cell("basophile", {"CD23", "CD11"})
mastc = Cell("mast cell", {"CD13", "CD29", "CD45", "CD117", "CD123"})
dendc = Cell("dendritic cell", {"CD80", "CD86"})
monoc = Cell("monocyte", {"CD14", "CD13", "CD86"})
macrf = Cell("macrophage", {"CD14", "CD4", "CD80", "CD86"})

print("""
▓▒░Myeloid Lineage Immune Cell Recogniser v1.0░▒▓
This program uses only CD cell surface molecules as the recognition key!
Input CD markers in the following format: CD[molecule number]
To stop the recognition at any moment, enter "quit".
________________________________________________________________________________
""")

def recognise():
    """
A main program function
which filters out cell types
by checking for whether a CD marker string is present or not
in "markers" attributes of each Cell object
"""
    cellList = [   # the initial cell list
        neuph,
        eosph,
        basph,
        mastc,
        dendc,
        monoc,
        macrf
        ]
          
    n = 1     # a counter of CD markers which are being input
    while True:
        if len(cellList) > 1:
            mark = input("Please enter a CD marker #" + str(n) + ": ")
            if mark == "quit": break   # a recognition stop prompt
            
            cellListF = cellList.copy()
            for cell in cellListF:
                if mark in cell.markers:  # this statement checks if a CD marker is present in "markers" attributes of each cell object
                    continue
                else:
                    cellList.remove(cell) # if a CD marker is not present in the "markers" attribute then the cell is removed from the list
                    
            if len(cellList) == 0:     # this if statement checks if an actual CD marker was given to a program
                print("Sorry, this is either not a CD marker or it is not used in this program :(")
                cellList = cellListF
                continue
            print("""Possible cell types:
    """)
            a = 0
            while a < len(cellList):        # this while cycle prints out all possible cell types at the moment (will probably turn it in a for loop)
                print(" - " + cellList[a].name)
                a += 1
            print("\r")
            n += 1
        else:
            print("It's a " + cellList[0].name + "!")  # this prints out the final result
            break


while True:                    # main program cycle with exit prompt
    recognise()
    if input("Do you want to perform another check? (y/n) ") == "y":
        continue
    else:
        break