# L-24 MCS 260 Mon 8 Oct 2010 : class Person

class Person:
   """
   An object of the class Person is either
   a librarian or a patron of the Library.
   """

   def create(self,**nps):
      "Prompts for data if not in nps."
      if nps.has_key('name'):
         self.name = nps['name']
      else:
         self.name = raw_input('Give your name : ')
      if nps.has_key('PIN'):
         self.PIN = nps['PIN']
      else:
         self.PIN = input('Give your PIN : ')
      if nps.has_key('status'):
         self.librarian = nps['status']
      else:
         answer = raw_input('Librarian ? (y/n) ')
         if answer == 'y':
            self.librarian = True
         else:
            self.librarian = False
         return self

   def show(self):
      "Shows info about the person."
      s = self.name + ' with PIN '
      s += '%2d' % self.PIN
      if self.librarian:
         s += ' is a librarian'
      else:
         s += ' is a patron'
      print s

   def check(self):
      "Returns the status of the person."
      return self.librarian
      
   def change(self):
      "Prompts for a new PIN and status."
      print 'Hi ' + self.name
      self.PIN = input('Give new PIN : ')
      answer = raw_input('Librarian ? (y/n) ')
      if answer == 'y':
         self.librarian = True
      else:
         self.librarian = False