facts2.py

def facts():
    """A function that displays appropriate facts for the selected artist"""
    
    import itertools 
    with open('facts.txt', "r") as file: #opens the fact.txt document and defines it as 'file'
        artist = input("Please enter a artist: ") #asks the user to imput an artist name
        if artist in ('kanye west', 'Kanye West', 'kanye'): #if input defines the artist this block of code is executed                       
            for fact in itertools.islice(file, 1, 4,): #finds the lines in the facts file that contain the appropriate facts, which in thsi case is lines 1 - 4
                print(fact) #prints facts 
                        
                #code repeats below but with different artists defined
                
        elif artist in ("the beetles", 'The Beetles'):       
            for fact in itertools.islice(file, 5, 10,):
                print(fact)
                        
        elif artist in ("rick astley", 'Rick Astley'):        
            for fact in itertools.islice(file, 11, 14,):
                print(fact)
                        
        elif artist in ("ed sheeran", 'Ed Sheeran'):   
            for fact in itertools.islice(file, 15, 18):
                print(fact)
            
        elif artist in ("taylor swift", 'Taylor Swift'):   
            for fact in itertools.islice(file, 19, 22):
                print(fact)
                
        elif artist in ("eminem", 'Eminem', 'slim shady', 'Slim Shady'):   
            for fact in itertools.islice(file, 23, 26):
                print(fact)
                
        elif artist in ("michael jackson", 'Michael Jackson'):   
            for fact in itertools.islice(file, 27, 30):
                print(fact) 
                
        elif artist in ("ellie goulding", 'Ellie Goulding'):   
            for fact in itertools.islice(file, 31, 35):
                print(fact)
                
        elif artist in ('cancel', 'stop', 'break', 'exit', 'quit'): #if statement is broken if one of teh variables is inputted 
            exit()
                
        else:
            print("Error!!!Please try again, make sure you have spelt the artist names correctly!!!") #prints error message and calls the function again
            facts()
facts()