#!/usr/bin/env python queue = [] def enQ(): queue.append(raw_input('Enter new queue element: ')) def deQ(): if len(queue) == 0: print 'Cannot dequeue from empty queue!' else: print 'Removed [', queue.pop(0), ']' def viewQ(): print str(queue) def showmenu(): prompt = """ (E)nqueue (D)equeue (V)iew (Q)uit Enter choice: """ done = 0 while not done: chosen = 0 while not chosen: try: choice = raw_input(prompt)[0] except (IndexError, EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt): choice = 'q' print '\nYou picked: [%s]' % choice if choice not in 'devq': print 'invalid option, try again' else: chosen = 1 if choice == 'q': done = 1 if choice == 'e': enQ() if choice == 'd': deQ() if choice == 'v': viewQ() if __name__ == '__main__': showmenu()