Given below is my telephone directory program.i made two lists one for name and the other for number.I merged it into a dictionary.performing basic functions..The problem is howto update the dictionary every time and how to save this program in a new directory,so as to call it any time and make the changes or view it..
please help me out..do make it complicated as i am a beginner..
Thanks a lot in advance
print "*****TELEPHONE DIRECTORY***"
list1=[]
list2=[]
dict1={}
temp=100
n=input("Enter the number of contacts : ")
for i in range(0,n):
name1=raw_input("Enter your name: ")
num=input("Enter your phone number: ")
list1.extend([name1])
list2.extend([num])
dict1=dict(zip(list1,list2))#to convert two list into dictionary
print dict1
print """
1:Add a contact
2:Search a contact
3:Delete a contact
4:Update a contact
5:View directory
6:Exit"""
choice=input("Enter your choice")
def add(dict1):
name3=raw_input("Enter the new name you want to add: ")
num3=input("Enter the number: ")
dict1[name3]=num3
print dict1
def search(dict1,n,list1,temp):
name2=raw_input("Enter the name whose number is to be found: ")
for i in range(0,n):
if list1[i]==name2:
temp=i
if temp!=100:
print "Number is : ",list2[temp]
def delete(dict1):
name4=raw_input("Enter the name you want to delete: ")
del dict1[name4]
print dict1
def update(dict1,n,list1):
name5=raw_input("Enter the name which you want to update: ")
for i in range(0,n):
if list1[i]==name5:
temp=i
if temp!=100:
num5=input("Enter the new number")
dict1[name5]=num5
print dict1
def view(dict1):
print dict1
if (choice==1):
add(dict1)
elif (choice==2):
search(dict1,n,list1,temp)
elif (choice==3):
delete(dict1)
elif (choice==4):
update(dict1,n,list1)
else:
view(dict1)