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intern/python/modules/mcf/utils/userquery.py

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+import string
+
+def userquery( prompt, choices, contextdata = '', defaultind=0 ):
+	if contextdata:
+		print 'Contextual Information:', contextdata
+	for x in range( len( choices ) ):
+		print '(%s)'%x, `choices[x]`
+	choice = raw_input( prompt+( '(%s):'%defaultind ) )
+	if not choice:
+		return choices[ defaultind ]
+	try:
+		choice = string.atoi( choice )
+		return choices[ choice]
+	except IndexError :
+		return choices[ defaultind ]
+	except ValueError:
+		return choice