def main():
    helpdisp = 0
    tower_cmd(helpdisp)

def tower_cmd(helpdisp):
    try:
        if helpdisp == 0:
            print('enter \'help\' without quotes for more info')
            helpdisp = 1

        inpdat = input('TOWERMUD>')

        print(inpdat[0], ' !')
        lightparser(inpdat)

    except Exception as exc:
        print('an error has occured!')
        print('the error is: ', exc)
        print('unable to handle error!')
    finally:
        tower_cmd(helpdisp)

def lightparser(inpdat1):
    if inpdat1[0] == 'a':
        ainpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'b':
        binpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'c':
        cinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'd':
        dinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'e':
        einpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'f':
        finpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'g':
        ginpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'h':
        hinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'i':
        iinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'j':
        jinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'k':
        kinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'l':
        linpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'm':
        minpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'n':
        ninpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'o':
        oinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'p':
        pinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'q':
        qinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'r':
        rinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 's':
        sinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 't':
        tinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'u':
        uinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'v':
        vinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'w':
        winpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'x':
        xinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'y':
        yinpdat(inpdat1)
    if inpdat1[0] == 'z':
        zinpdat(inpdat1)

def ainpdat(inpdat2):
    #print('what you entered began with the letter A')
    #this is coded into the computer's or should I say programs structure?
    brklist = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def binpdat(inpdat2):
    brklist = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def cinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def dinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def einpdat(inpdat2):
    if inpdat2 == 'exit':
        exit()
    print('did you mean exit?: ', inpdat2[0])
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def finpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def ginpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def hinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def iinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def jinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def kinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def linpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def minpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def ninpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def oinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def pinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def qinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def rinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def sinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def tinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def uinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def vinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def winpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def xinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def yinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def zinpdat(inpdat2):
    brkrslt = mediumparser(inpdat2)

def mediumparser(inpdat3):
    spaceswitch = 0
    overticker = 0
    thesentence = "this sentence is to count the spaces"
    wordlist = []
    while spaceswitch == 0:
        spaces = thesentence.find(' ')
        wordlist[overticker] = thesentence[0:spaces] # this is where we save the words at
        thesentence = thesentence[spaces:len(thesentence)] # this is where we change the sentence for the
                                                            # next run-through
        print('here2')
        print(wordlist)
        print(spaces)
        if spaces == 0:
            spaceswitch = 1
        overticker = overticker + 1
        if overticker == 20:
            quit()

    print(thesentence)
    print('space> ', spaces)
    return(wordlist)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()