''' Purpose: foreshadow dict's Not recommended for large number of mappings ''' reply = input( "Enter a roman numeral: " ) letter = reply.upper() if ( letter == "I" ) : conversion = 1 elif ( letter == "V" ) : conversion = 5 elif ( letter == "X" ) : conversion = 10 elif ( letter == "L" ) : conversion = 50 elif ( letter == "C" ) : conversion = 100 elif ( letter == "D" ) : conversion = 500 elif ( letter == "M" ) : conversion = 1000 else : conversion = "Unknown" # print conversion print( conversion )