test of local function import

Author: mcwebtree

Tasks/WK4Scratch.py

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+##
+##
+
+import helpers as h
+
+val1 = h.get_int("Enter Value")

Tasks/helpers.py

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+
+## function to get an integer with error checking
+def get_int(input_prompt, min_val=int(1), max_val=int(100)):
+    return_value=int(0)
+    int_val=int(-1)
+
+    try:
+        while not ((int_val >= min_val and int_val <= max_val)) :
+            get_val=input(input_prompt + f" (Min: {str(min_val)} Max: {str(max_val)} Exit: 0)")
+            int_val=int(get_val)
+
+            ## exit if select 0
+            if  int_val==0: 
+                break
+        
+        return_value=int_val
+    except:
+        print ( f"Invalid '{input_prompt}' value entered '" + get_val + "'" ) 
+    finally:
+        return return_value
+
+
+## function to get a float with error checking
+def get_float(input_prompt, min_val=float(0.01), max_val=float(100.00)):
+    return_value=float(0.0)
+    float_val=float(-1)
+
+    try:
+        while not ((float_val >= min_val and float_val <= max_val)) :
+            get_val=input(input_prompt + f" (Min: {str(min_val)} Max: {str(max_val)} Exit: 0)")
+            float_val=float(get_val)
+
+            ## exit if select 0
+            if  float_val==0: 
+                break
+        
+        return_value=float_val
+    except:
+        print ( f"Invalid '{input_prompt}' value entered '{get_val}'" ) 
+    finally:
+        return return_value
+
+## function to get an Y/N with error checking
+def get_y_n ( input_prompt ):
+    return_value=""
+    var_val = "Z" 
+
+    try:
+        while not ( var_val == "Y" or var_val == "N" ) :
+            var_val=input(input_prompt + f" (Y/N) ").upper()
+            
+            ## exit if select 0
+            if  var_val=='': 
+                break
+        
+        return_value=var_val
+    except:
+        print ( f"Invalid '{input_prompt}' value entered '" + var_val + "'" ) 
+    finally:
+        return return_value
+