# Author:  James Tam
# Version: September 21, 2021
# Learning objectives:
# Illustrating the advantage of using IF-ELIF when a max. of one condition can
# be true.

print(""""
GAME OPTIONS
------------
(a)dd a pre-generated player
(c)reate new player
(p)urge player entirely from game (gone forever)
(r)emove existing player (player information is saved)
(q)uit game
""")
menuSelection = input("Selection: ")

if (menuSelection == "a"):
    print("Adding player.")
if (menuSelection == "c"):
    print("Creating new player.")
if (menuSelection == "p"):
    print("Caution: A purged player will be gone forever and not retrievable.")
    print("Are you sure you want to really do this?")
if (menuSelection == "r"):
    print("Removing player and saving current stats.")
if (menuSelection == "q"):
    print("Quiting game, thank you and come again.")
#Very awkward to implement the "none of the above" case without an if-eli
#JT's note: with python one can employ a if not in () construct - to be covered
#in lecture - but this does not exist with many other programming languages
#such as C++, Java etc.
if ((menuSelection != "a") and \
    (menuSelection != "c") and \
    (menuSelection != "p") and \
    (menuSelection != "r") and \
    (menuSelection != "q")):
       print("Selection must be one of 'a', 'c', 'p', 'r', 'q'")