Limnoria/src/questions.py
2003-10-04 13:07:15 +00:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python
###
# Copyright (c) 2002, Jeremiah Fincher
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###
"""Handles interactive questions; useful for wizards and whatnot."""
import textwrap
def expect(prompt, possibilities, recursed=False):
"""Prompt the user with prompt, allow them to choose from possibilities.
If possibilities is empty, allow anything.
"""
originalPrompt = prompt
indent = ' ' * ((len(originalPrompt)%68) + 2)
if recursed:
print 'Sorry, that response was not an option.'
if possibilities:
prompt = '%s [%s]' % (originalPrompt, '/'.join(possibilities))
if len(prompt) > 70:
prompt = '%s [%s]' % (originalPrompt, '/ '.join(possibilities))
prompt = textwrap.fill(prompt, subsequent_indent=indent)
else:
prompt = textwrap.fill(prompt)
prompt = prompt.replace('/ ', '/')
prompt = prompt.strip() + ' '
s = raw_input(prompt)
s = s.strip()
if possibilities:
if s in possibilities:
return s
else:
return expect(originalPrompt, possibilities, recursed=True)
else:
return s.strip()
def expectWithDefault(prompt, possibilities, default):
"""Same as expect, except with a default."""
indent = ' ' * ((len(prompt)%68) + 2)
prompt = '%s [%s] (default: %s) ' % \
(prompt.strip(), '/'.join(possibilities), default)
if len(prompt) > 70:
prompt = '%s [%s] (default: %s) ' % \
(prompt.strip(), ' / '.join(possibilities), default)
prompt = textwrap.fill(prompt, subsequent_indent=indent)
s = raw_input(prompt)
s = s.strip()
if s in possibilities:
return s
else:
return default
def anything(prompt):
"""Allow anything from the user."""
return expect(prompt, [])
def something(prompt):
"""Allow anything *except* nothing from the user."""
s = expect(prompt, [])
while not s:
print 'Sorry, you must enter a value.'
s = expect(prompt, [])
return s
def yn(prompt):
"""Allow only 'y' or 'n' from the user."""
return expect(prompt, ['y', 'n'])
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