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My #100daysOfCode Challenge - Python 100 projects in 100 days - Journal Entries - Day 9

Day 9 - Silent Auction Program

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Learned about Dictionaries and Nesting in Python

logo = '''
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'''

from replit import clear

HINT: You can call clear() to clear the output in the console.

from art import logo
print(logo)

bids = {}
bidding_finished = False

def find_highest_bidder(bidding_record):
highest_bid = 0
winner = ""
for bidder in bidding_record:
bid_amount = bidding_record[bidder]
if bid_amount > highest_bid:
highest_bid = bid_amount
winner = bidder
print(f"The winner is {winner} with a bid of ${highest_bid}")

while not bidding_finished:
name = input("What is your name?: ")
price = int(input("What's your bid?: "))
bids[name] = price
should_continue = input("Are there any other bidder? Type 'yes' or 'no' ")
if should_continue == 'no':
bidding_finished = True
find_highest_bidder(bids)
elif should_continue == 'yes':
clear()

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