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From: Matt Jones <matt.walker.jones@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:24:41 -0600
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Pay isn't linked to the "people" in any way.  A dictionary would serve this
purpose better (at least in this simple example).

database = {
    'Mac' : 1000,
    'Sam' : 2000
}

name = raw_input('Enter your name:')
if name in database.keys(): print "your pay is $", database[name]

*Matt Jones*


On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:35 PM, <kwakukwatiah@gmail.com> wrote:

>   pls this is a code to show the pay of two people.bt I want each of to
> be able to get a different money when they enter their user name,and to use
> it for about six people.
> database = [
>     ['Mac'],
>     ['Sam'],
>     ]
> pay1 = 1000
> pay2 = 2000
>
> name = raw_input('Enter your name: ')
> if [name] in database:print "your pay is $",pay
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"courier new, monospace">Pa=
y isn&#39;t linked to the &quot;people&quot; in any way. =A0A dictionary wo=
uld serve this purpose better (at least in this simple example).</font><div=
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ace">database =3D {</font></div><div style><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"=
courier new, monospace">=A0 =A0 &#39;Mac&#39; : 1000,</font></div><div styl=
e><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"courier new, monospace">=A0 =A0 &#39;Sam&=
#39; : 2000</font></div>

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</div><div style><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"courier new, monospace"><b=
r></font></div><div style><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"courier new, mono=
space">name =3D raw_input(&#39;Enter your name:&#39;)</font></div>

<div style><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"courier new, monospace">if name =
in database.keys(): print &quot;your pay is $&quot;, database[name]</font><=
/div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><b>Matt Jones<=
/b></div>


<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:35 PM,  <span=
 dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:kwakukwatiah@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank=
">kwakukwatiah@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex">


<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;Calibri&#39;">
<div>pls this is a code to show the pay of two <a href=3D"http://people.bt"=
 target=3D"_blank">people.bt</a> I want each of to be=20
able to get a different money when they enter their user name,and to use it=
 for=20
about six people.</div>
<div>database =3D [</div>
<div>=A0=A0=A0 [&#39;Mac&#39;],</div>
<div>=A0=A0=A0 [&#39;Sam&#39;],</div>
<div>=A0=A0=A0 ]</div>
<div>pay1 =3D 1000</div>
<div>pay2 =3D 2000</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>name =3D raw_input(&#39;Enter your name: &#39;)</div>
<div>if [name] in database:print &quot;your pay is=20
$&quot;,pay</div></div></div></div>
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