Code Snippet

import csv #assuming the file is in csv format, import csv

#Task: Search for a teacher, and return the subject they teach
"""File contents
Mr A : Maths
Mr B: History
Mr C: Computing
"""

def main():
      #open the file
      teacherfound=False
      while teacherfound==False:
            with open("teacherbook1.csv", "r") as teacherfile:
                  teacher=input("Enter teacher you are looking for:")
                  teacherfileReader=csv.reader(teacherfile)
                  for row in teacherfileReader:
                        for field in row:
                              if field==teacher:
                                    print("That teacher's subject is:", row[1])
                                    teacherfound=True
                                    break
                              else:
                                    break
            if teacherfound==False:
                  print("Sorry, teacher not found")
            else:
                  print("Glad to be of some help! Goodbye!")




main()





                    

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