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 * '''void printCommands()''': This function will print out the available commands (north, east, look, attack, etc.) for the parse() function .  This can print out each of the individual commands, or it can just print out a summary.  See the sample execution run below (lines 6-8) for an example of how this function might work.
-* '''boolean askYesNoQuestion(String prompt)''': The parser should use input(prompt) to print prompt and store the result in a string.  Check if the result is "yes", "y", "no", or "n" answers, and return True or False for yes or no answers, respectively.  This function should not care about capitalization, so "YES" and "yes" are both valid inputs.  If the function does not understand the input, it should print "Please answer yes or no.", and wait for user input again.
+* '''boolean askYesNoQuestion(String prompt)''': The parser should use input(prompt) to print prompt and store the result in a string.  Check if the result is "yes", "y", "no", or "n" answers, and return True or False for yes or no answers, respectively.  This function should not care about capitalization, so "YES" and "yes" are both valid inputs.  If the function does not understand the input, it should print "Please answer yes or no.", and ask for the user to input again (HINT: You need a loop!).
 * '''int parse()''': This function  does a few things:

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 '''Note:''' If the first letter of the user's input line matches, then you should still return the appropriate value (so "l" is valid for "look", as is "large" and "LAB").  To get the first letter of a string '''s''', you can use '''s[0]'''
-'''Note:''' Both function in your parser should ignore capitalization, so that for instance "N" returns the same value as "n", and "Attack" returns the same value as "attack"
+'''Note:''' Both functions in your parser should ignore capitalization, so that for instance "N" returns the same value as "n", and "Attack" returns the same value as "attack"
 == Testing ==

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 == Testing ==
-To help you test your Parser class, we have provided a [[ParserUsage.py]] file.  You do not need to modify this file, but you should understand how it works.  This file shows how to use your Parser class, and tests your various methods.  Below is an example of what a sample execution run of ParserUsage.  Line numbers have been added so that it is easier to explain what is going on -- they are not output by the program.
+To help you test your menu module, we have provided a [[ParserUsage.py]] file.  You do not need to modify this file, but you should understand how it works.  This file shows how to use the menu module, and tests your various functions.  Below is an example of what a sample execution run of ParserUsage.  Line numbers have been added so that it is easier to explain what is going on -- they are not output by the program.
 <pre>

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 == Filename ==
 * Put all the variables and function definitions in a file named menu.py
 == Variables ==

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 == Objective ==
-* You will create a Python module (not class!) that contains global variables and functions to be used elsewhere
+* You will create a Python module (not class!) that contains global variables and functions
 == Purpose ==

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 == Variables ==
 * This is '''not''' a class, so all you need to do is create the variables with the following values below:
+** '''NORTH = 1'''
-'''NORTH = 1'''
+** '''EAST = 2'''
-'''EAST = 2'''
+** '''SOUTH = 3'''
-'''SOUTH = 3'''
+** '''WEST = 4'''
-'''WEST = 4'''
+** '''ATTACK = 5'''
-'''ATTACK = 5'''
+** '''LOOK = 6'''
-'''LOOK = 6'''
+** '''GET = 7'''
-'''GET = 7'''
+** '''QUIT = 8'''
-'''QUIT = 8'''
+** '''DO_NOT_UNDERSTAND = -1'''
 == Functions ==

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 The Menu module should define the following functions :
-* '''void printCommands()''': This method will print out the available commands (north, east, look, attack, etc.) for the parse() method.  This can print out each of the individual commands, or it can just print out a summary.  See the sample execution run below (lines 6-8) for an example of how this method might work.
+* '''void printCommands()''': This function will print out the available commands (north, east, look, attack, etc.) for the parse() function .  This can print out each of the individual commands, or it can just print out a summary.  See the sample execution run below (lines 6-8) for an example of how this function might work.
-* '''boolean askYesNoQuestion(String prompt)''': The parser should use input(prompt) to print prompt and store the result in a string.  Check if the result is "yes", "y", "no", or "n" answers, and return True or False for yes or no answers, respectively.  This method should not care about capitalization, so "YES" and "yes" are both valid inputs.  If the method does not understand the input, it should print "Please answer yes or no.", and wait for user input again.
+* '''boolean askYesNoQuestion(String prompt)''': The parser should use input(prompt) to print prompt and store the result in a string.  Check if the result is "yes", "y", "no", or "n" answers, and return True or False for yes or no answers, respectively.  This function should not care about capitalization, so "YES" and "yes" are both valid inputs.  If the function does not understand the input, it should print "Please answer yes or no.", and wait for user input again.
-* '''int parse()''': This method does a few things:
+* '''int parse()''': This function  does a few things:
 *# Prompt the user for input (this can be a simple "enter next command" using input("enter command");
-*# Compare the input to a series of strings for each of the above constants.  If the input contains the user's typed command "north" or "n", the parse() method should return the integer constant NORTH.  If the user types "attack", the method should return ATTACK, if the user types "look" the method returns LOOK, "get" for GET, and so on.  We don't care about case, so you should use the string's upper() method or lower() methods.  If the user input does not match any known command, the parse() method should return DO_NOT_UNDERSTAND.
+*# Compare the input to a series of strings for each of the above constants.  If the input contains the user's typed command "north" or "n", the parse() function should return the integer constant NORTH.  If the user types "attack", the function should return ATTACK, if the user types "look" the function returns LOOK, "get" for GET, and so on.  We don't care about case, so you should use the string's upper() function or lower() function .  If the user input does not match any known command, the parse() function should return DO_NOT_UNDERSTAND.
 '''Note:''' If the first letter of the user's input line matches, then you should still return the appropriate value (so "l" is valid for "look", as is "large" and "LAB").  To get the first letter of a string '''s''', you can use '''s[0]'''
-'''Note:''' Both methods in your parser should ignore capitalization, so that for instance "N" returns the same value as "n", and "Attack" returns the same value as "attack"
+'''Note:''' Both function in your parser should ignore capitalization, so that for instance "N" returns the same value as "n", and "Attack" returns the same value as "attack"
 == Testing ==