app.py

import TaskModel
import sys

taskObjects = []

def init():
	print "loading..."
	return
	
# I won't bother with too much explanation here, it's fairly simple
def menu():
	print "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
	print """
Welcome to TaskMan!
===================
1. Tasks
2. Log
3. Timetable

4. Exit
	"""
	
	choice = int(raw_input("Pick an option\n> "))
	
	if choice == 1:
		taskMenu()
	elif choice == 2:
		logMenu()
	elif choice == 3:
		timeTableMenu()
	elif choice == 4:
		sys.exit(0) # Exits with an error code of 0 (means it ran without a hitch)

def taskMenu():
	print "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
	print """
Task Menu
---------
1. View Tasks
2. New Task
3. New Project
4. New Area

5. Main Menu
	"""
	
	choice = int(raw_input("Pick an option\n> "))
	
	if choice == 1:
		viewTasks()
	elif choice == 2:
		newTask()
	elif choice == 3:
		newProject()
	elif choice == 4:
		newArea
	elif choice == 5:
		return

def newTask():
	print "\n"*25
	name = raw_input("Task Name: ")
	taskObjects += Task(name)

init()
while True:
	menu()

TaskModel.py

from datetime import *

# The Task class, this is the main part of the program and contains several 
# methods which can be used to manage individual task objects
class Task:
	
	# Creates a new instance of the the Task object
	# We're only assigning a title here to keep with the philosophy of minimal
	# time expendature in creating new tasks
	def __init__(self, title):
		self.title = title 							# The task's name
		self.description = "" 					# Any notes relating to the task
		self.date = date.today()				# The creation date of the task
		self.priority = 0 							# The priority of the  task (from 0-3)
		self.due = None							# The due date of this task
		
	# Sets the due date of a task instance taking a string formatted
	# "D[D]/M[M]/YYYY" as a parameter
	def setDue(self, due):
		# Bizarre wizardry to turn a string into a DateTime object
		self.due = datetime.strptime(due, "%d/%m/%Y")
		
	# Sets the task's description
	def setDescription(self, description):
		self.description = description
	
	# Allows the user to set a priority with simple validation
	def setPriority(self, priority):
		if int(priority) >= 0 or int(priority) <= 3:
			self.priority = int(priority)
		else:
			print "invalid priority"
	
	# Change the title that was set upon the object's initialisation
	def setTitle(self, title):
		self.title = title
	
	# Returns a nicely formatted string containing the due date
	def getDue(self):
		if self.due != None:
			return self.due.strftime("%A, %B %d %Y")
		else:
			return "Not Set"
	
	# Returns the Task's description
	def getDescription(self):
		if self.description != '':
			return self.Description
		else:
			return "No Description Given"

	# Returns a string containing the Task's properties
	def display(self, simple = False):
		if simple:
			return "+ %s" % (self.title)
		else:
			return "+ %s\n  Due: %s\n  Priority: %s\n" % (self.title, self.getDue(), self.priorityAsString(self.priority).title())
		
	# Returns a string stating the priority of an item
	def priorityAsString(self, priority):
		if priority == 0:
			return'Not Set'
		elif priority == 1:
			return 'low'
		elif priority == 2:
			return 'moderate'
		elif priority == 3:
			return 'high'
			
	def test(self):
		print self.display(True)
		self.setDue("5/6/2010")
		self.setDescription("A simple task to test functionality")
		self.setPriority(3)
		self.setTitle("Test Task (updated)")
		print self.display()
			

class Project:

  tasks = []
  
  def __init__(self, title):
    self.title = title
    self.due = None
	

  def addtask(self, task):
    self.tasks.append(task)
  
	# Iterates through all the todos contained within itself
	# Prefixed with the project name and indented
  def display(self):
    print "The Project", self.title, "contains:"
    for task in self.tasks:
      return " " ,task.display()
    print "and nothing else"

class Area:
	# Area is a parent object for several clases so we're using the parent / child
	# naming convention here.
  children = []
  
  def __init__(self, title):
    self.title = title

  def addObject(self, object):
    objects.append

  def addObjects(self, object):
    objects.append(object)
  
  def display(self):
    print "The Area", self.title, "contains:"
    for object in self.objects:
      print " ", object.display()
    print "and nothing else"