help.py

import datetime
#I learned and used how to get the date and time from https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html


def time():
    now = datetime.datetime.now()
    if now.hour >= 12:
        return ("The time is currently " + str(now.hour) + ":" + str(now.minute) + " pm")
    else:
        return ("The time is currently " + str(now.hour) + ":" + str(now.minute) + " am")

def dateShorthand(): #the date in just numbers
    now = datetime.datetime.now()
    return ("The date is " + str(now.day) + "/" + str(now.month) + "/" + str(now.year))

def dateLonghand(): #the date in numbers and words (more fancy)
    months = {1:"January",2:"febuary",3:"March",4:"April",5:"May",6:"June",
              7:"July",8:"August",9:"September",10:"October",11:"November",
              12:"December"}
    now = datetime.datetime.now()
    if len(str(now.day)) == 2 and str(now.day)[0] == 1:
        return ("The date is the " + str(now.day) + "th of " + months[now.month] + " " + str(now.year))
    else:
        if str(now.day)[-1] == "1":
            return ("The date is the " + str(now.day) + "st of " + months[now.month] + " " + str(now.year))
        elif str(now.day)[-1] == "2":
            return ("The date is the " + str(now.day) + "nd of " + months[now.month] + " " + str(now.year))
        elif str(now.day)[-1] == "3":
            return ("The date is the " + str(now.day) + "rd of " + months[now.month] + " " + str(now.year))
        else:
            return ("The date is the " + str(now.day) + "th of " + months[now.month] + " " + str(now.year))

def help():
    thingsToDo = ["- small talk (how are you)","- weather","- date","- time"
                 ,"- number of cases of covid-19"]
    string = ("Things you can ask about:")
    for i in range(len(thingsToDo)):
        string += ("\n" + thingsToDo[i])
    return string

def extraHelp(): #same as help but you can rearange the order of the help list
    thingsToDo = ["- small talk (how are you)","- weather","- date","- time"
                 ,"- number of cases of covid-19","- arranging the help list"]
    return ("Things you can ask about:")
    for i in range(len(thingsToDo)):
        return (thingsToDo[i])
    choice = input("What would you like to do? ") #get this throught discord normally
    if choice == "arrange help" or choice == "arrange list" or choice == "arranging the help list":
        choice2 = input("would you like to arrange it alphabetically, length order or date created?")
        if "alphabet" in choice2:
            alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
            counter = 0
            while counter != len(thingsToDo)-1:
                counter = 0 # uses a bubble sort to arrange alphabetically
                for i in range(len(thingsToDo)-1):     
                    if alphabet.index(thingsToDo[i][2]) > alphabet.index(thingsToDo[i+1][2]):
                        holder = thingsToDo[i]
                        thingsToDo[i] = thingsToDo[i+1]
                        thingsToDo[i+1] = holder
                    else:
                        counter +=1
        elif "length" in choice2:
            for i in range(len(thingsToDo)):
                holder = i # uses a selection sort to arrange by length
                for j in range(i,len(thingsToDo)):
                    if len(thingsToDo[j]) < len(thingsToDo[holder]):
                        holder = j
                holder2 = thingsToDo[i]
                thingsToDo[i] = thingsToDo[holder]
                thingsToDo[holder] = holder2
        elif "date" in choice2 or "create" in choice2:
            extraHelp()
        return ("Things you can ask about:")
        for i in range(len(thingsToDo)):
            return (thingsToDo[i])