Custom command for Input functions

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Heya, I'm trying to make an application in Python. Do you know how I can make it so, if someone types /exit in any input, it shuts down? I already know how to make it shut down by using the os package...


import os
os.system('exit')

All I need to do is add that "command" for all inputs. I just need a simpler way instead of adding "if input = "\exit" then os.system('exit')" all the time.

Any help is appreacited!

Answered by Coder100 [earned 5 cycles]

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Hello. You can put them into a dict and then loop through the keys.

Hopes this helps!

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@Coder100 Thank you for answering. I'm quite new to Python, can you show me an example?

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Coder100

sure! @zinxcode

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@Coder100 Tysm

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def exit():
  # Code here

commands = {
  "exit": exit
}

# Get command
command = input("command> ")

# Loop through dict
for key in commands:
  # Check if key == user input
  if key == command:
    # run the command
    commands[key]()

Hopes this helps!
@zinxcode

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@Coder100 So if a user says "exit", it will exit. Alright cool. Tysm

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no problem! @zinxcode