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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
* Ask the user to enter their name and surname.
* Find one interesting thing to say about their name:
* If they are called 'David Hasselhoff',
ask "Are you THE ..."
* If they say yes,
say "Wow!"
* If they say no,
say "Well that is quite a coincidence..."
* Otherwise if their surname is 'Hasselhoff',
ask "Any relation..."
* If they say yes,
say "Wow!"
* If they say no,
say "You never know..."
* Otherwise if their initials are 'DH',
say "You have the same initials..."
* Otherwise if their first name is a variant of 'David',
say "Well, your name is a bit like..."
* Otherwise, as a last resort,
say "Never mind, I suppose you could change it..."
"""
# Some preliminaries:
user_name = input('What is your name and surname? ')
# Perform a small bit of data cleaning:
# * strip away accidental surrounding spaces
# * convert the name to 'titlecase'
# (i.e. with initial capitals so it matches 'David Hasselhoff')
user_name = user_name.strip().title()
# Get the separate names and initials.
user_names = user_name.split()
user_firstname = user_names[0]
user_surname = user_names[1]
user_initials = user_firstname[0] + user_surname[0]
# Now the various conditions:
# Same exact name.
if user_name == 'David Hasselhoff':
is_hoff = input('Are you THE David Hasselhoff? ')
if is_hoff.strip().lower() == 'yes':
print('Wow!')
else:
print('Well that is quite a coincidence that you have the same name.')
# Same first name.
elif user_surname == 'Hasselhoff':
is_relation = input('Any relation to David Hasselhoff? ')
if is_relation.strip().lower() == 'yes':
print('Wow!')
else:
print('You never know, you might be.')
# Same initials.
elif user_initials == 'DH':
print('You have the same initials as David Hasselhoff!')
# Similar first name.
elif user_firstname in ['Dave', 'Davy', 'Dafydd']:
print("Your name is a bit like 'David', as in 'David Hasselhoff'.")
# Nothing interesting to say.
else:
print("I suppose you could change your name to something more interesting, like 'David Hasselhoff'.")
# A final message:
print('I hope you enjoyed this exciting interactive program.')