> should display the relevant menu. My first menu comes on but if I
select "b"
> or "c" the script does not run. The error message points out that
> "print_options()" or "print_options_2()" are not defined. Could
somebody
> point me into the right direction, thanks.
Thats because you define them after you call task_options().
So when task_options runs you haven't defined the functions
it is trying to call.
Put the code that actually calls your functions at the very end of the
script.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------
> #By J Carmona
> #Programme that compute volumes or surfaces
> ##First menu is for the calculation of area
> ##Second menu is for the calculation of volume
>
> ##First ask the user what he wants to do
> running = True
>
> def area_rect():
> length = input("Length: ")
> width = input ("Width: ")
> print "The area is: ",length*width
>
> def area_circ():
> radius = input("What is the radius?: ")
> print "The area is approximately: ", 3.14159*(radius**2)
>
> def area_squ():
> side = input ("What is the length of one side?: ")
> print "The area is: ", side*side
>
> def area_tgle():
> base = input ("What is the base of the triangle?: ")
> heigth = input ("What is the heigth of the triangle?: ")
> print "The area is: ",base*heigth/2
>
> def vol_sph():
> radius = input("What is the radius?: ")
> print "The volume is: ", (4*3.14159*radius**3)/3
>
> def vol_cube():
> side = input("Side: ")
> print "The volume is: ",side**3
>
> def vol_box():
> width = input ("What is the width of the box?: ")
> length = input ("What is the length of the box?: ")
> depth = input ("What is the depth of the box?: ")
> print "The volume is: ", width*length*depth
>
> def vol_cone():
> radius = input ("What is the radiux of the base of the
cone?: ")
> heigth = input ("What is the heigth of the cone?: ")
> print "The volume is: ", (1/3)(3.144159*(radius**2))(heigth)
>
>
> def task_options():
> print "---------------------------------------"
> print "Options:"
> print "a. Print options: "
> print "b. Do you want to calculate areas?: "
> print "c. Do you want to calculate volumes?: "
> print "d. Quit the programme"
> print "---------------------------------------"
> choice = raw_input("Choose an option: ")
> if choice == 'a':
> print task_options()
> elif choice == 'b':
> print print_options()
> elif choice == 'c':
> print print_options_2()
> elif choice == 'd':
> running = False
> print task_options()
>
>
> def print_options():
> print "------------------------------"
> print "Options:"
> print "a. print options"
> print "b. calculate circle area"
> print "c. calculate square area"
> print "d. calculate rectangle area"
> print "e. calculate triangle area"
> print "f. quit the programme"
> print "------------------------------"
> choice = raw_input("Choose an option: ")
> if choice == 'a':
> print_options()
> elif choice == 'b':
> area_circ()
> elif choice == 'c':
> area_squ()
> elif choice == 'd':
> area_rect()
> elif choice == 'e':
> area_tgle()
> elif choice == 'f':
> print_options()
> #Call starting menu
> print_options()
>
> def print_options_2():
> print "------------------------------"
> print "Options:"
> print "a. print options"
> print "b. calculate the volume of a sphere"
> print "c. calculate the volume of a cube"
> print "d. calculate the volume of a box"
> print "e. calculate the volume of a cone"
> print "f. quit the programme"
> print "------------------------------"
> choice = raw_input("Choose an option: ")
> if choice == 'a':
> print_options()
> elif choice == 'b':
> vol_sph()
> elif choice == 'c':
> vol_cube()
> elif choice == 'd':
> vol_box()
> elif choice == 'e':
> vol_cone()
> elif choice == 'e':
> print_options()
> #Call starting menu
> print_options()
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
>
> JC
>
>
>
>
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