Calculate how much a budget truck rental will cost you.

budgetrental.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
#

#
#  Budget Rental Calculator * * * * *
# `Originl` Author: Daniel P. Clark <webmaster@6ftdan.com>
#  Written : May 6th, 2011
#


def ifth(mystr = "",myfl = 0.0): # my own if then returning a float
    if mystr == "":
        return myfl
    else:
        return float(mystr)

print "-"*60
print "      * * * * * Budget Rental Calculator * * * * * "
print "-"*60
dailyrental = raw_input("What is your cost per day for the rental? ($35.99) $")
dailyrental = ifth (dailyrental, 35.99)
dailyinsurance = raw_input("Insurance cost is daily.  What is your rate? ($29.99) $")
dailyinsurance = ifth (dailyinsurance, 29.99)
mileagerate = raw_input("What is your mileage rate? (rate per mile) (0.24) $")
mileagerate = ifth (mileagerate, 0.24)
mileage = raw_input("Mileage estimate or actual number: (224) :")
mileage = ifth(mileage, 224)
print "24 hour strict daily rate!  If you pass the hour you get billed another day."
days = raw_input("Rental for how many days? (2) :")
days = ifth(days, 2)
print " * * * * * NOTICE!!! * * * * * "
print "The sate of Virginia double taxes rental trucks."
print " 5% + 5% = 10% "
statetax = raw_input("What is your tax rate in decimal for? e.g. 10% = (0.10) :")
statetax = ifth(statetax, 0.1)
print " * Cost recovery fee of $3 per day."
costrecovery = 3
print " * Daily energy tax of 13 cents per day."
energytax = 0.13
gasprice = raw_input("What did you pay for gas per gallon? ($3.859) $")
gasprice = ifth(gasprice, 3.859)
gasgallons = raw_input("How many gallons of gas did you put in? (20.736) :")
gasgallons = ifth(gasgallons, 20.736)
print "-"*60
rentaltotal = (dailyrental + dailyinsurance + costrecovery + energytax) * days + mileagerate * mileage
rentaltotal += rentaltotal*statetax
print "Rental total comes to: $%.02f" % rentaltotal
gascost = gasprice * gasgallons
print "Fuel cost you: $%.02f" % gascost
print "Total travel cost with this rental comes to: $%.02f" % (rentaltotal + gascost)
print "Miles to the gallon came to:", int(mileage/gasgallons), "miles per gallon."