Question

write a Python program that takes information from the user about a spider seen in North America and returns whether it is likely to be a dangerous spider. The only two spiders in North America that are actually dangerous are the widow and recluse. The program will ask the user for the following information: color and special markings.

printWelcome – prints program information

printColorMenu – Color menu options should be brown, black, other

printSpecialMarkingsMenu – Special markings options should be hour glass on underside, violin shape on head, other

main – takes in color option and returns spider information as follows:

• Brown and hourglass on underside: brown widow is dangerous
• Black and hourglass on underside: black widow is dangerous
• Brown and violin shape on head: brown recluse is dangerous
• Other selected for color or special markings: likely not dangerous

Sample run:

Welcome to the dangerous North American spider identifier!

1. Brown

2. Black

3. Other

What color is the spider? Select 1, 2, or 3 from the menu above: 1

1. Hourglass on underside

2. Violin on head

3. Other

Does the spider have any special markings? Select 1, 2, or 3 from the menu above: 1

That is a brown widow and dangerous. Handle carefully!

Welcome to the dangerous North American spider

identifier!

1. Brown

2. Black

3. Other

What color is the spider? Select 1, 2, or 3 from the menu above: 1

1. Hourglass on underside

2. Violin on head

3. Other

Does the spider have any special markings? Select 1, 2, or 3 from the menu above: 2

That is a brown recluse and dangerous. Be careful!

Welcome to the dangerous North American spider identifier!

1. Brown

2. Black

3. Other

What color is the spider? Select 1, 2, or 3 from the menu above: 1

1. Hourglass on underside

2. Violin on head

3. Other

Does the spider have any special markings? Select 1, 2, or 3 from the menu above: 3

That is very likely not a dangerous spider.

Answer 1

Raw_code:

def printWelcome():
print("Welcome to the dangerous North American spider identifier!")

def printColorMenu():
spider_colors = ("Brown", "Black", "Other")
# iterating over each color in spider_colors and printing color
for index, color in enumerate(spider_colors):
print(index+1, color, sep = ". ")

def printSpecialMarkingsMenu():
spider_marks = ("Hourglass on underside", "violin on head", "other")
# iterating over each mark in spider_marks and printing mark
for index, mark in enumerate(spider_marks):
print(index+1, mark, sep = ". ")

# main
if __name__ == "__main__":

printWelcome() # printing welcome
printColorMenu() # printing color menu

# taking spider color from user and storing spider_color
spider_color = int(input("What color is the spider? Select 1, 2, or 3 from the menu above: "))

printSpecialMarkingsMenu() # printing marks menu
# taking spider mark from user and storing spider_mark
spider_mark = int(input("Does the spider have any special markings?" +
" Select 1, 2, 3 from the menu above: "))

# user if statement for checking what type of spider it is
if spider_color == 1 and spider_mark == 1:
print("That is a brown widow and dangerous. Handle carefully!")
elif spider_color == 1 and spider_mark == 2:
print("That is a brown recluse and dangerous. Be careful!")
elif spider_color == 2 and spider_mark == 1:
print("That is a black widow and dangerous. Handle carefully!")
else:
print("That is very likely not a dangerous spider.")