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In last post (Python and Covid19) we use the Beautifulsoup and other libraries to grab COVID19 data from the internet and display it on the screen using our Main-Menu and some functions, and we said that some of those functions need some enhancement. In this post we will do some upgrade to one of the functions ‘def covid19_in_country()‘ and we will add the version number to it’s name as (def covid19_in_country_v02()).

In the previous Version of the function, we list down all the countries name with there indexes and ask the user to enter the index number of a country to get it’s COVID19 Data. However in this version we will give the user an option to select wither to:
1. Select the Country Name from a list.
2. Write the Country Name.

So if the user go-for option [1] then this will be as version 1, and if the user select option [2] then we will provide the opportunity to Enter Full or Part of a country Name and we will search for similar input (in the country list) and list them. Here is a screen shot of the RUN-Time ..

First we will write a code to create a list of Countries and there Indexes, this new function will called ‘def country_list()’ and it will return a list variable named ‘c_name_list’, here is the code for it.

# Function to create Country List

def country_list() :
    c_name_list=[]
    total_rows = soup.find_all('th',class_='covid-total-row')
    Total_Countries = int((total_rows)[0].b.text)
    for x in range (2,Total_Countries) :
            try:
                c_name_list.append([x,trs[x].find('a',title=re.compile('2020 coronavirus pandemic in *')).text])

            except:
                pass # If any errors, just pass.
    return c_name_list

Now we will split a part that (displaying the Country Data) from the main function ‘covid19_in_country()’ to be as an objet so we can call it any time with passing the country index to it. Here is the code..

# Code to display COVID19 data on the screen.

def show_counry_data(user_c_index) :
    # This will print the country name.
    print('\n\n     ',trs[int(user_c_index)].find('a',title=re.compile('2020 coronavirus pandemic in *')).text)
    # This will print the country information.
    tds = trs[int(user_c_index)].find_all('td')
    print('        Country Rank is: ',int(user_c_index)-1)
    print('        Cases:',tds[0].text.strip())
    print('        Deths:',tds[1].text.strip())
    print('        Recoveries:',tds[2].text.strip())
   

No we will re-write the main function of covid19_in_country() and we will add version number to it so it will be “covid19_in_country_v02()“. Here is the code ..

# covid19_in_country_v02()
 

def covid19_in_country_v02() :
    """
    Version: 02.13.4.2020
    """
    os.system('clear')
    print('\n    Covid19 Country Data.')
    print('\n    ',last_update,'\n')

    while True:

        print('\n   Do you want to:' )
        print('   1. Select the Country name from a list.' )
        print('   2. Write the Country Name.')
        country_as = input('\n   Select from the Menu [1,2]: ')
        if country_as in ['1','2'] :
            break
        else:
            print('\n    You Must Select [1 or 2] ... Try Again .. ')

    c_name_list = country_list()
    if country_as =='1' :
    # First we will print-out the list of counries name.
        for cou in range (0,(len(c_name_list)),4) :
            try:
                print ('    ',c_name_list[cou],c_name_list[cou+1],c_name_list[cou+2],c_name_list[cou+3])
            except:
                pass # if any error just continue.

        while True :
            user_c_index = (input('\n\n    Enter the Index number of the Country to see it''s Data. [e to Exit] '))
            try :
                show_counry_data(user_c_index)         
            except :
                if ((str(user_c_index)) in ['e','E']) :
                    return
                else :
                    print('\n    You must Enter a Number or ''e''/''E'' to exit')


    if country_as =='2' :
        
        print('\n   You Select the option to Enter a Country Name.')
        search_country = input('   Enter the Country Name (or Part of it): ')       
        print('  You enter: ',search_country)
        c_indexes=[]
        for x in range (0,(len(c_name_list))) :
            try :
                if (search_country.casefold()) in (c_name_list[x][1]).casefold() :
                    c_indexes.append([c_name_list[x][0],c_name_list[x][1]])
            except:
                 pass
        if (len(c_indexes)==0) :
            print('\n   We can''t find your search, this may due to:')
            print('   1. Spelling error.')
            print('   2. Country Name drops for some technical error.')
            input('\n    ... Press any key ...'')
            return

        else :
            print('\n   We fond {} matches with your search, Enter the Index Number for the\n   one you are looking for: '.format(len(c_indexes)))
            print('\n\n ',c_indexes)

            show_counry_data(int(input('\n   Enter the Counrty Index Now: ')))

    input('   ... Press Any Key ...')

This application and the code was written as a matter of training and learning. The owner/creator is not responsible for any missing or wrong data may exist in the file and/or the Data. (the code and/or the data-sets).

Note That: The file will only contain the changes in the function, NOT the Full COVID19 APP.

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