less_bad_python.py

difficulties_available = ['easy', 'medium', 'hard']

answers_for = {
  'easy'  : [],
  'medium': [],
  'hard'  : []
}

prompts_for = {
  'easy'  : 'Easy prompt',
  'medium': 'Medium prompt',
  'hard'  : 'Hard prompt'
}

difficulty_selected = raw_input(
  "Please choose a difficulty:"
    "\n\teasy"
    "\n\tmedium"
    "\n\thard\n> ").lower()

while difficulty_selected not in difficulties_available:
  difficulty_selected = raw_input("Please enter a valid difficulty\n> ").lower()

print(prompts_for[difficulty_selected])