[Tutor] User selection as both string and int

[Marc Gartler]

I am trying to have a user select from amongst a list of items, and 
then make use of that choice later on as both a string (e.g. "you chose 
_____").  My function currently allows for a numerical choice, but I am 
not sure how to return it as the item (e.g. apple) rather than the 
integer corresponding to the position in the list:

def get_material(mylist):
        mycount = 1
        for item in mylist:
                print mycount, item
                mycount = mycount + 1
        material = raw_input("Please select material:")
        myposition = int(material) - 1
        return myposition
fruit_list = ['apple', 'orange', 'banana']
fruit = get_material(fruit_list)
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