# Spell checker, Version 1.0
# Input: Dictionary of six-letter words and a string entered by the user
# Process: determine if the user's string is a word in the dictionary
# Output: Indicate YES or NO



def read_words(fname):
#    infile = open(fname)
#    temp = infile.read()  #temporary variable, dynamic type is string
#    infile.close()
#    return temp.split('\n')[:-1]
	infile = open(fname)
	wlist=[]
	word = infile.readline()
	while word:
		wlist.append(word[0:len(word)-1])  # strip off the last character, end of line '\n'
		word=infile.readline()
	return wlist

def main():
    wlist = read_words('wordsShort.txt')
    print 'Wlist = %s' % wlist
    str = raw_input('Enter a string: ')
    found = False
    k = 0
    while k < len(wlist) and not found:
        if wlist[k] == str:
            found = True
        else:
		k += 1  # no k++ operator in Python

    if found:
        print "Yes, %s is a word in the list. It's in position %d." % (str, k)
    else:
        print "No, %s is not a word in the list." % (str)

if __name__ == '__main__':   # only matters if you're importing this module
    main()

# Notes
# -----
# This version uses a while loop and functions.