I keep getting a list index out of range exception when I check the length of the list a. The error pops up for either the if
or elif
part of the second if
statement, depending on what the user inputs. I know that when the user input is split the list is created correctly because I print it out... So I'm a little lost about why I'm getting that error.
if __name__ == '__main__':
for line in sys.stdin:
s = line.strip()
if not s: break
if (str(s) is "quit") == True: quit()
elif (str(s) is "quit") == False:
a = s.split()
print(a)
if (len(a) == 2) == True: first(a)
elif (len(a) == 3) == True: first(a)
else: print("Invalid Input. Please Re-enter.")
The first method is: (The methods it calls in the if statement just print things out at the moment)
def first(self, a = list()):
word = a[0]
if word is ls:
ls(a[1])
elif word is format:
form(a[1]) # EDIT: was format
elif word is reconnect:
reconnect(a[1])
elif word is mkfile:
mkfile(a[1])
elif word is mkdir:
mkdir(a[1])
elif word is append:
append(a[1], a[2])
elif word is delfile:
delfile(a[1])
elif word is deldir:
deldir(a[1])
else:
print("Invalid Prompt. Please Re-enter.")
Other methods:
def reconnect(one = ""):
print("Reconnect")
def ls(one = ""):
print("list")
def mkfile(one = ""):
print("make file")
def mkdir(one = ""):
print("make drive")
def append(one = "", two = ""):
print("append")
def form(one = ""):
print("format")
def delfile(one = ""):
print("delete file")
def deldir(one = ""):
print("delete directory")
def quit():
print("quit")
sys.exit(0)
The problem seems to be the definition of first()
. You invoke it as a function:
if (len(a) == 2) == True: first(a)
elif (len(a) == 3) == True: first(a)
But you define it as a method:
def first(self, a = list()):
The array of command and argument gets put into self
and a
is always an empty list which you attempt to index and fail. Also, you shouldn't use a mutable type like list()
as a default value unless you're certain what you are doing. I suggest simply:
def first(a):
As far as your __main__
code goes, simplify:
if __name__ == '__main__':
for line in sys.stdin:
string = line.strip()
if not string:
break
if string == "quit":
quit()
tokens = string.split()
length = len(tokens)
if 2 <= length <= 3:
first(tokens)
else:
print("Invalid Input. Please Re-enter.")
To solve your error you have to remove the self
parameter of the first
function
def first(a=list())
Basically the self is only used for object orientation creating methods. Function like yours can't use self otherwise you will passing the first parameter to self not to a which you want to.
My second issue I can point out is that, You are trying to compare using is
between a string and a function .
def first(a = list()):
word = a[0]
if word is "ls":
ls(a[1])
elif word is "format":
format(a[1])
elif word is "reconnect":
reconnect(a[1])
elif word is "mkfile":
mkfile(a[1])
elif word is "mkdir":
mkdir(a[1])
elif word is "append":
append(a[1], a[2])
elif word is "delfile":
delfile(a[1])
elif word is "deldir":
deldir(a[1])
else:
print("Invalid Prompt. Please Re-enter.")
The is
function on built in operations in Python. is
compare the equity of the objects.
But this expression:
if (str(s) is "quit") == True:
Can be simpler like:
if str(s) == "quit":
Or:
if str(s) is "quit":
The == True
is meaningless either == False
you can use not
more pythonicly.
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