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- # Simple messaging application. Proof of concept, but not practical
- user_list = {} # Imports an empty dictionary.
- messages = {}
- print("Welcome, admin. Please select a password:")
- admin_password = input()
- print('\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n')
- while 1 == 1: # Creates a recursive loop. Probably a better way to do this.
- print( #Greeting message.
- "\n"
- "Press 1 to create a new account."
- "\nPress 2 for a current list of users. (Only usable by admin)"
- "\nPress 3 to send and receive messages."
- "\nPress 4 for help."
- "\nPlease enter your choice:\n"
- )
- user_input = input() # Dictates which menu option to execute.
- if user_input == '1':
- print("\nPlease enter your preferred name:")
- attempted_name = input().lower() # Disregards case.
- if attempted_name in user_list: # Checks if name exists
- print("That name is already taken. Please choose again.")
- else: # If name is unique, adds it to database.
- user_list.update({attempted_name.lower(): 'password'}) # Default password is "password" temporarily.
- print("Welcome to the site, "
- + attempted_name +
- "! Please choose a password:"
- )
- user_list[attempted_name] = input() # User defines new password.
- messages[attempted_name] = "DEFAULT MESSAGE"
- elif user_input == '2': # Displays all current users and their passwords.
- print("Please enter admin password:")
- if input() == admin_password:
- print('\n' + str(user_list))
- else:
- print('\nPassword incorrect. Please try again.')
- elif user_input == '3': # messaging other users, checking messages
- login_name = input("Please enter your user name: ").lower() # User login
- if login_name in user_list:
- login_password = input("Please enter password for " + login_name + ": ")
- if login_password == user_list[login_name]:
- print("\nCorrect password entered.\nPress 1 to write a message.\nPress 2 to read your message.\n")
- user_option = input()
- if user_option == '1':
- messaged_user = input("Please enter the name of the person you'd like to message:").lower()
- if messages[messaged_user] != "DEFAULT MESSAGE": # If user's message is "Default message", inbox
- print("User's inbox is full.") # is marked as full
- else:
- message = input("Please type your message:")
- messages[messaged_user] = message
- elif user_option == '2':
- print('\n' + messages[login_name])
- mark_read = input("Mark message as read? y/n:")
- if mark_read == "y":
- print ("\nMessage marked as 'read'.")
- messages[login_name] = "DEFAULT MESSAGE" # If user marks message as read, it returns to
- elif mark_read == "n": # default, which opens up the inbox for more
- print ("\nMessage not marked as 'read'.") # messages.
- else:
- print("\nInvalid option.")
- else:
- print("\n That is not a valid option.")
- else:
- print("\nPassword not valid.")
- else:
- print("\nInvalid username.")
- else: # Help message.
- print(
- "This is a simple messaging database. "
- "When creating a username,\nit must be unique, "
- "but the system will automatically\nformat your unique "
- "username to be in all lowercase.\n"
- "Passwords, however, are case-sensitive."
- "Messages can be sent to other users, and users "
- "can check their own messages."
- )
- # done
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