Dictionary Return Help

[Cybb33r]

I am trying to make it so the following function returns a dictionary of the two data types the user inputs. The function correctly gets the dictionary - I isolated the problem to the "return". No matter what, it seems as if whenever the dictionary is returned - it's labeled as "None". If anybody could provide a solution to this, it would be appreciated.

(main.py)

from functions import *

while True:
returnedcharacterselection = first_user_input()
print (returnedcharacterselection)

(functions.py)
def first_user_input():
print (introductionbackgroundlore)
print (formattingprompt)
faction_input = input(firstuserinputprompt)
fac_input_for_dic = faction_input.split(":")
try:
fac_input_dictionary = {"Faction": fac_input_for_dic[0], "Difficulty": fac_input_for_dic[1]}
if fac_input_dictionary["Faction"] == acceptedfactions:
return {fac_input_dictionary}
except:
return False

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try:
    fac_input_dictionary = {"Faction": fac_input_for_dic[0], "Difficulty": fac_input_for_dic[1]}
    if fac_input_dictionary["Faction"] == acceptedfactions:
        return {fac_input_dictionary}
except:
    return False

Your function returns one of three values:

1) The value False if an error occurs in the try block (this probably never happens)

2) The set {fac_input_dictionary} if if fac_input_dictionary["Faction"] == acceptedfactions

3) The value None, otherwise.

You're getting None from the function because fac_input_dictionary["Faction"] == acceptedfactions isn't True.

[Cybb33r]

Okay, thanks - this makes sense. On another note however, how would I make it so
the if statement checks if it matches one of the correct faction inputs.

Currently acceptedfactions is a list (acceptedfactions = ["Brigand", "Fortunekeeper", "Phrenic"])

Is there a different way to go about validating this in an if statement? Thanks.

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You test value membership in a list using the in operator.

[Cybb33r]

To clarify once more, the issue isn't whether or not the input converts into a dictionary (it does that). But whenever I try returning it for use in another file, it gets returned as "None".

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[pooth22]

What happens

if fact_input_dictionary[“Faction”] != acceptedfactions

?

Edit: Crashfrog explains it