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submitted 1 week ago by Arkouda@lemmy.ca to c/python@programming.dev

I am learning both Greek and Python right now, so I decided to make a simple program that quizzes you on the translations by providing it in Greek and asking for English, and if you provide the English, it will output the Greek if it is in the dictionary.

Feel free to take and modify this for your own uses if interested! It would be as simple as replacing the Greek dictionary and references with anything else. :)

import random, sys

greekTranslation = {
    'Γεια σας': 'Hello',
    'Καλημέρα': 'Good morning',
    'Καλησπέρα': 'Good evening',
    'Ευχαριστώ': 'Thank you',
    'Παρακαλώ': 'Please',}

def practiceGreek():
    greekPhrase = random.choice(list(greekTranslation.keys()))
    print('')
    print(f'What is the translation of "{greekPhrase}"?')
    print('')
    answer = input('Your answer: ')
    if answer.strip().lower() == greekTranslation[greekPhrase].lower():
        print('')
        print('That is correct!')
        print('')
    else:
        print('')
        print(f'Incorrect! The correct translation is "{greekTranslation[greekPhrase]}".')
        print('')

def translateToGreek():
    print('')
    print('What would you like to translate into Greek?')
    print('')
    englishPhrase = input().strip().lower()
    reverseTranslation = {v.lower(): k for k, v in greekTranslation.items()}
    greekPhrase = reverseTranslation.get(englishPhrase)
    
    if greekPhrase:
        print('')
        print(f'The Greek phrase is: "{greekPhrase}"')
        print('')
    else:
        print('')
        print('I am sorry, I don\'t have that in my dictionary.')
        print('')
    
        
while True:
    print('Welcome to the Greek Practice Program!')
    print('')
    print('What would you like to do?')
    print('')
    print('[Practice] [Translate] [Exit]')
    print('')
    optionSelection = input().strip().lower()
        
    if optionSelection != 'practice' and optionSelection != 'translate' and \
       optionSelection != 'exit':
        print('')
        print('Please select either practice, translate, or exit')
        optionSelection = ''
        print('')

    if optionSelection == 'practice':
        while optionSelection == 'practice':
            practiceGreek()
            print('')
            print('Would you like another? [yes] [no]')
            print('')
            selection = input().strip().lower()
            if selection == 'yes':
                print('')
                continue
            else:
                print('')
                break
                
            
    elif optionSelection == 'translate':
        while optionSelection == 'translate':
            translateToGreek()
            print('')
            print('Would you like to translate another phrase? [yes] [no]')
            print('')
            selection = input().strip().lower()
            if selection == 'yes':
                print('')
                continue
            else:
                print('')
                break
        
    
    elif optionSelection == 'exit':
        print('')
        print('Thank you for using the Greek Practice Program!')
        print('')
        sys.exit()

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[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Sounds to me like if someone doesn't like my code, they have options! haha

I will likely look into things like that as I get more of my code out there, and I appreciate you taking the time to explain it.

I do see the point of the style guide, and I am learning it over time, but I will die on the hill of camelCase. haha

this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2025
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