match_lower_name.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

# # Practice Question Scripting

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## function that creates a flower_dictionary from filename
def create_flowerdict(filename):
    flower_dict = {}
    with open(filename) as f:
        for line in f:
            letter = line.split(": ")[0].lower() 
            flower = line.split(": ")[1].strip()
            flower_dict[letter] = flower
    return flower_dict

## Main function that prompts for user input, parses out the first letter
## includes function call for create_flowerdict to create dictionary
def main(): 
    flower_d = create_flowerdict('flowers.txt')
    full_name = input("Enter your First [space] Last name only: ")
    first_name = full_name[0].lower()
    first_letter = first_name[0]
## print command that prints final input with value from corresponding key in dictionary
    print("Unique flower name with the first letter: {}".format(flower_d[first_letter]))

main()


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