# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Wed Oct  5 10:57:10 2022

@author: cpresser
"""

# create a function for inputing a number
# def inputNumber():
#    inStr = input("Enter a number: ")
#    return float(inStr)

#allow the caller to specify a message
#message: a message for prompting the user
"""
def inputNumberMsg(message):
    inStr = input(message)
    return float(inStr)

def inputNumber():
    #call the more general function
    return inputNumberMsg("Enter a number: ")
"""
# provide a default argument
# uses default if no argument is given
# arguments with default values must be at the end of
# the argument list
def inputNumber(message="Enter a number: "):
    inStr = input(message)
    return float(inStr)

# input a number between min and max (inclusive)
# keep asking for the value until the user types something
# in range.
# min: a minimum, should be an int or float.
# max: a maximum, should be an int or float.
def inputNumberRange(min, max, message="Enter a number"):
    result = inputNumber(f"{message} between {min} and {max}: ")
    #repeat as long as the user enters in the wrong value
    while result < min or result > max:
        result = inputNumber(f"{message} between {min} and {max}: ")
    
    return result

#x = inputNumber()
#x = inputNumber("Enter a distance: ")
#x = inputNumberMsg("Enter a real value: ")
x = inputNumberRange(0, 1) #, "Enter a probability")
x = inputNumberRange(0, 1, "Enter a probability")
print(f"x={x} and is a {type(x)}.")