#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# computes approximately how many days
# you have lived w/o considering partial
# or leap years.
#
# shows the use of loop that is user and count controlled
# 
# example of basic while-loop and if-statement
#
# written by e.bonakdarian  march 2010
#

from string import capitalize

DAYS_IN_YEAR = 365
MAX_TRIES = 3


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def programInfo():
    # displays some basic program and usage information 
    #
    print 'Program will compute approximately how old you are in days'
    print '(without considering partial or leap years)'
    print 
    print "You'll have a max of %d entries, or you can quit before then." % MAX_TRIES
    print


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def compute_Days(age):
    # computes the approx number of days
    return age * DAYS_IN_YEAR



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def get_ageInfo():
    # does the bulk of the work

    stop = False
    count = 0
    
    while (not stop) and (count < MAX_TRIES):

        name = raw_input('What is your name? ')
        age = input('How old are you (in years)? ')
        
        if age >= 1:
            print ('Dear %s, you are approximately %d days old.' % 
                   (capitalize(name), compute_Days(age)))
        else:
            print ('\nYou entered "%d" for age.' % age)
            print ('Please enter a value >= 1')        
                  
        count = count + 1

        if count < MAX_TRIES:
            answer = raw_input('\nEnter "x" to stop, anything else to continue: ')
            if answer.lower() == 'x':   # note use of string functions
                stop = True
        else:
            print '\nYou have reached your limit of %d calculations.' % MAX_TRIES




if __name__ == '__main__':
    programInfo()
    get_ageInfo()

#   raw_input('\n<enter> to exit')