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Fri Jul 26 01:06:18 EDT 2013

I'm a bit new to python and I'm trying to create a simple program which adds words and definitions to a list, and then calls them forward when asked to.
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choice = 0
words = []
entry = 0
definition = 0
escape = 0
finish = 0
memory = 0
dictionary = []
search = 0
def ask_ok(prompt, retries=2, complaint='Yes or no, please!'):
 while True:
 ok = input(prompt)
 if ok in ('y', 'ye', 'yes'):
 return True
 if ok in ('n', 'no', 'nop', 'nope'):
 return False
 retries = retries - 1
 if retries < 0:
 raise IOError('refusenik user')
 print(complaint)
print("Welcome to Digital Dictionary V1.0!\n\n")
while escape < 1:
 choice = input("Type 'Entry' to add a word to the Dictionary, 'Search' to find a word, and 'Exit' to quit. ")
 if choice == '`':
 break

 if choice == 'Entry' or 'entry':
 while finish < 1:
 entry = input("Please type the word you wish to add: ")
 words.append(entry)
 definition = input("What does the word mean?\n ")
 dictionary.append(definition)
 print(entry, '\n', definition)
 ask_ok("Is this entry complete? ")
 if True:
 finish = 1
 entry = 0
 definition = 0
 elif choice == 'Search' or 'search':
 search = input("Please type the word you wish to find: ")
 print(search in words)

 elif choice == 'Exit' or 'exit':
 ask_ok("Are you sure you want to exit? ")
 if True:
 escape = 1

 else:
 print("Please choose an option from the list.")
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However, if I run the program using anything but 'entry', the program still runs the 'entry' subroutine. After the 'entry' subroutine is run once, no options work. Ex:
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>>>Welcome to Digital Dictionary V1.0!
Type 'Entry' to add a word to the Dictionary, 'Search' to find a word, and 'Exit' to quit. entry
Please type the word you wish to add: computer
What does the word mean?
 a device for computing
computer 
 a device for computing
Is this entry complete? yes
Type 'Entry' to add a word to the Dictionary, 'Search' to find a word, and 'Exit' to quit. search
Type 'Entry' to add a word to the Dictionary, 'Search' to find a word, and 'Exit' to quit. exit
Type 'Entry' to add a word to the Dictionary, 'Search' to find a word, and 'Exit' to quit. `
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The only option which seems to work is the '`' subroutine, which I added to stop the program after running for a while. I believe it works because it was added before the 'entry' subroutine.
If anyone can help me figure out why it won't run properly, I'd be really grateful.
P.S: I haven't finished the 'search' subroutine, but I just want to get this small problem solved soon so I can