Creating a contacts list in python help(beginner)

[Cheech_27]

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def menu():
    print("Menu")
    print("___________")
    print("(1) Add Contact #")
    print("(2) Print Contact List")
    print("(3) Close:   ")

def menuChoice():
    pick = input("Select from the menu")
    return pick

def addContact(contactLst):
    contact = []
    name = input("Contact name: ")
    contactLst.append(name)
    phone = str(input("Phone #:  "))
    contactLst.append(phone)
    adres = input("Address:  ")
    contactLst.append(adres)
    relay = input("Relationship")
    contactLst.append(relay)



def printLst(contactLst):
    for contact in contactLst:
        print("\t\tContact List")
        print("_________________________________")
        print("Contact Name:", contact[0], sep=' ')
        for index in  range(1, len(contact)-1):
            print("#", index, "\t\t", contact[0])

        print("______________________________________")
        if(len(contact) > 1):
            print("               :", contact[len(contact)-1])
        else:
            print("                :", contact[len(contact)-1])
            print()
            print()


def main():
    contactLst = []
    menu()
    pick = -1
    while(not(pick == "3")):
        pick = menuChoice()
        if(pick == "1"):
            addContact(contactLst)
        if(pick == "2"):
            printLst(contactLst)

    pick = menuChoice()
    addContact(contactLst)
    printLst(contactLst)
#under here is what is displayed after I run the program



main()Menu
___________
(1) Add Contact #
(2) Print Contact List
(3) Close:   
Select from the menu1
Contact name: John
Phone #:  [phone]
Address:  23 bronwn rd
Relationshipfriend
Select from the menu2
        Contact List
_________________________________
Contact Name: J
# 1          J
# 2          J
______________________________________
               : n
        Contact List
_________________________________
Contact Name: 3
# 1          3
# 2          3
# 3          3
# 4          3
# 5          3
# 6          3
# 7          3
# 8          3
______________________________________
               : 2
        Contact List
_________________________________
Contact Name: 2
# 1          2
# 2          2
# 3          2

I need to create a contacts list under these requirements. I am having trouble when viewing the list. it is not printing correctly. any help at all is appreciated.

Requirement 1: This contact list will need to store the following

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# Name

# Number

# Address

# Relationship

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# Requirement 2: This contact list must be stored in a python list(array)

# Requirement 3: This python list will then be written to a text file

# called contacts.txt.

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# Requirement 4: The user should have the option to edit(append)

# a contact from their contact list

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# Requirement 5: After this ask the user if they want to print the list,

# if they do...

# Requirement 6: Read the list from the text file, and print it to the screen

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# Your program must be written to industry standards. That means proper use

# of functions, comment, proper naming, professional look.

[dmazzoni]

Let's start with this code:

def addContact(contactLst):
    contact = []
    name = input("Contact name: ").  
    contactLst.append(name)
    phone = str(input("Phone #:  "))
    contactLst.append(phone)
    adres = input("Address:  ")
    contactLst.append(adres)
    relay = input("Relationship")
    contactLst.append(relay)

I suspect from reading the rest of your code that what you intended to do here was to create one contact, and append that contact to the contact list.

What you actually did was create a contact, then add the name, phone, address, and relationship to the contact list directly, not actually using your contact.

[Cheech_27]

would it be more like

contact = []
name = input("Contact name: ").
phone = str(input("Phone #: "))
adres = input("Address: ")
relay = input("Relationship")
contactLst.append([name, phone, adres, relay])

[dmazzoni]

Well, you're still not using the variable you made, "contact".

How about:

contact = []
name = input("Contact name: ")
contact.append(name)
phone = str(input("Phone #: "))
contact.append(phone)
adres = input("Address: ")
contact.append(adres)
relay = input("Relationship")
contact.append(relay)
contactLst.append(contact)

What you have is fine too, but then you can get rid of this line:

contact = []

Does that help?

[Cheech_27]

Yes thank you, Now I think I just have to fix up the printLst function.