artistrecommend.py

#Code by Thomas Cradock 10370302

def artistPref():
    rockArtists = [
    "the scorpions",
    "ac/dc",
    "queen",
    "billie idol",
    "bon jovi",
    "electric light orchestra (elo)",
    "foreigner",
    "iron maiden"
    ]

    metalArtists = [
    "black sabbath",
    "led zepplin",
    "guns n’ roses",
    "aerosmith",
    "linkin park",
    "disturbed",
    "cradle of filth",
    "def leppard"
    ]


    electronicArtists = [
    "avicii",
    "marshmello",
    "swedish house mafia",
    "skrillex",
    "diplo",
    "calvin harris",
    "zedd",
    "gorillaz"
    ]


    countryArtists = [
    "carrie underwood"
    "elvis"
    "shania twain"
    "tim mcgraw"
    "chris stapleton"
    "florida george line"
    "john denver"
    "keith urban"
    ]


    classicalArtists = [
    "johann sebastian bach",
    "johann pachelbel",
    "pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky",
    "wolfgang amadeus mozart",
    "ludwig van beethoven",
    "johannes brahms",
    "antonio vivaldi",
    "andrea bocelli"
    ]


    popArtists = [
    "taylor swift" ,
    "elton john",
    "the weeknd",
    "shawn mendes",
    "ariana grande",
    "billie eilish",
    "ed sheeran",
    "adele",
    ]


    indieArtists = [
    "arctic monkeys"
    "glass animals"
    "the killers"
    "r.e.m."
    "nirvana"
    "oasis"
    "florence + the machine"
    "kaiser chiefs"
    ]

#lists for each music genre containing artists of that genre
        
    pref = input ("Please enter an artist you like to listen to\n").lower()
    genre = input("Please enter the genre of the artist you provided\n").lower()
#takes the user inputs for an artist they like and the genre of the artist so it can focus on what genre to look at

    if genre == "rock":
        print("I would reccommend:\n")
        for artist in rockArtists:
            if artist == pref:
                continue
            else:
                print(artist)
#if statement checks the input that the user enter for the genre, then outputs the list of artists from that genre.
#for loop iterates through each element in the list to check if its the same as the artist the user entered
#if it was, it is not printed for the user to see
#if it was not, the element is printed

    elif genre == "metal":
        print("I would reccommend:\n")
        for artist in metalArtists:
            if artist == pref:
                continue
            else:
                print(artist)


    elif genre == "electronic":
        print("I would reccommend:\n")
        for artist in electronicArtists:
            if artist == pref:
                continue
            else:
                print(artist)

    elif genre == "country":
        print("I would reccommend:\n")
        for artist in countryArtists:
            if artist == pref:
                continue
            else:
                print(artist)


    elif genre == "classical":
        print("I would reccommend:\n")
        for artist in classicalArtists:
            if artist == pref:
                continue
            else:
                print(artist)


    if genre == "pop":
        print("I would reccommend:\n")
        for artist in popArtists:
            if artist == pref:
                continue
            else:
                print(artist)

    elif genre == "indie":
        print("I would reccommend:\n")
        for artist in indieArtists:
            if artist == pref:
                continue
            else:
                print(artist)

    else:
       print("I do not understand that genre, please try again")
       artistPref()
#generic else statement for if the user input for the genre does not match one of the specified ones


artistPref()