[Tutor] Help with converting a string into a integer

[bob gailer]

On 10/30/2013 10:00 PM, Carmen Salcedo wrote:

 > Hi Everyone,

hi

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 > I hope you're having a great week.  I'm working on this program that 
converts strings to integers. Can someone please help me out? :)

What kind of help do you want?
It is a lot easier for us and more profitable for you when you
   are specific
   tell us what kind of help you need
   did you run the program?
   what did you get and what did you expect?

 >Below is the program:

 > def main():
 >     selection = input("Enter you choice. Enter 1 " +
 >                    "for Phone Translator or 2 for Backward String.")
 >     while selection != 1 and selection !=2:
 >         print "Invalid choice"
 >         selection = input("Please enter you selection. Enter 1 " +
 >                    "for Phone Translator or 2 for Backward String.")
 >     if selection == 1:
 >         phoneTranslator()
 >     elif selection == 2:
 >         backwardString()
 > def phoneTranslator():
 >     print "Phone Translator "
 >     phoneNumber = raw_input ("Please enter the phone number: ")
 >     phoneNumber = phoneNumber.upper()
 >     for n in phoneNumber:
 >         if str.isalpha(n):
 >             if n == "A" or n == "B" or n == "C":
 >                 n = "2"
 >             elif n == "D" or n == "E" or n == "F":
 >                 n = "3"
 >             elif n == "G" or n == "H" or n == "I":
 >                 n = "4"
 >             elif n == "J" or n == "K" or n == "L":
 >                 n = 5
 >             elif n == "M" or n == "N" or n == "O":
 >                 n = 6
 >             elif n == "P" or n == "Q" or n == "R" or n == "S":
 >                 n = 7
 >             elif n == "T" or n == "U" or n == "V":
 >                 n = "8"
 >             else:
 >                 n = "9"
 >     print str.isalpha()
 > main()
 > Thanks!! :)
 > Carmen

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