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Code Academy python lesson: Area Calculator
"""This program prompts the user to select either a circle or a triangle and returns the area of that shape"""
from math import pi
from time import sleep
from datetime import *
now = datetime.now()
print "Welcome to Calculator 1.0"
print "%s/%s/%s %s:%s" %(now.month, now.day, now.year, now.hour, now.minute)
sleep(1)
hint = "Don't forget to include the correct units! \nExiting..."
option = raw_input("Enter C for Circle or T for Triangle:")
option = option.upper()
if option == "C":
radius = float(input("Enter the radius:"))
area = pi * (radius**2)
print "The pie is baking..."
sleep(1)
print "%.2f \n%s" % (area, hint)
elif option == "T":
base = float(input("Enter the base of the triangle:"))
height = float(input("Enter the height of the triangle:"))
area = 0.5 * base * height
print "Uni Bi Tri..."
sleep(1)
print "%.2f \n%s" % (area, hint)
else:
print "You entered garbage and the program will exit"
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