ourList = [
    'Polly Ester', '549-5393', 'Bud Wieser', '(218) 477-3928', 'Jack Hammer',
    '277-4829', 'Mike Rafone', '345-3453', 'Bill Ding',  '218-473-4373',
    'Earl Lee Riser', '701-304-8293', 'Tim Burr', '(612) 593-2629', 'Bud',
     '(701) 487-8532'
def writeFile(filename, phonebook):
    file = open(filename, 'w+')
    print('your information is being written in', filename)
    stringedList = ', '.join(phonebook)
    file.write(stringedList)
def readFile(filename):
  phonebook = []
  file = open(filename, "r")
  for aline in file:
    person = aline.split(",")
    if person[1][-1] == '/n':
      pn = person.pop(1)
      person.append(pn[:-1])
    phonebook.append(person)
  file.close()
  return phonebook
print(readFile("phone.txt"))
readFile('phone.txt')
choices = ['exit', 'search phonebook', 'add entry', 'delete entry', 'print phonebook']
def printEnteries(phonebook) :
  person = phonebook
  print(person)
  print("Name                         Phone")
  print("--------------------         --------------")
  for word in person:
    index = 0
    print(word[index])
    index += 1
    print(word[index])
def main ():
  def menu(choices):
    for (i, item) in enumerate(choices,start=0):
      print(i, item)
    userInput = input('choice?: ')
    print(userInput)
    return userInput
  choices = ['exit', 'search phonebook', 'add entry', 'delete entry', 'print phonebook']
  phonebook = readFile("phone.txt") 
  option = menu(choices)
  while option !=0:
    if option == 1:
      print("search phonebook")
    elif option == 2:
      print("add entry")
    elif option == 3:
      print("delete entry")
    elif option == 4:
      print(printEntries(phonebook))
    else:
        print('not an option')
    option = menu(choices)
  writeFile("phone02.txt", phonebook)