Project Objectives

$$ Decision$-$making with if$,$ if$-$else, if$-$elif$-..$

$$ Data validation $($and correction and use of default$)$ for user input using a while loop.

$$ Nicely formatted numbers using format$()$ function.

$$ Multiple input data sets $($i$.$e$.,$ for multiple employees$).$

$$ Inside$-$out incremental development of the program.

$$ Use PyCharm IDE rather than IDLE.

Python Language Elements:

$$ Follow python naming conventions for variables and constants.

$$ Use good descriptive naming for variables$/$constants$.$

$$ Top comment must include your name, project number, lab section, and brief project description.

Project Overview

The Drive Web company consists of three divisions denoted A$,$ B$,$ and C$.$ Within each division are two subdivisions denoted by $1$ and $2.$ Finally, each subdivision has three pay scales denoted by a$,$ b$,$ and c $[$Note the use of upper$-$ and lower$-$case letters$].$

You are to write a program that will ask the user to input the first and last names of an employee, and then request the employment designation which is a three$-$character string with the first character one of A$,$ B$,$ and C; the second character is one of $1$ and $2$; and the third character is one of a$,$ b$,$ c$.$ The user is to input these characters one at a time. Finally, the program should ask the user to enter the number of hours the employee worked during the week.

After obtaining the information above, the program should compute and report the information entered plus the total pay for the week for the employee. valid input should be checked during entry.

The total pay is the number of hours times the pay rate $($determined by scale$)$ up to $40$ hours, and after $40,$ it is time and a half. The per hour pay rates are as follows:

Division A

Subdivision$\backslash$Scale a b c

$110\mathrm{.}7512\mathrm{.}5014\mathrm{.}50$

$211\mathrm{.}7514\mathrm{.}5017\mathrm{.}50$

Division B

Subdivision$\backslash$Scale a b c

$113\mathrm{.}0016\mathrm{.}0018\mathrm{.}50$

$215\mathrm{.}0018\mathrm{.}5022\mathrm{.}00$

Division C

Subdivision$\backslash$Scale a b c

$116\mathrm{.}7518\mathrm{.}5020\mathrm{.}50$

$219\mathrm{.}2525\mathrm{.}0030\mathrm{.}00$

Stages of the Program

$1.$ program gathers input data for ONE employee $($without validating it$),$ calculates the total pay and print it$.($see below for exact format$).$

$2.$ AFTER STAGE $1$ WORKS CORRECTLY add data validation $($see rules below$)$ for the input gathering.

$3.$ AFTER STAGE $2$ WORKS CORRECTLY add looping so that the program can handle as many employees as the user provides. After handling one employee, the program asks whether the user wants to enter data for another employee then proceeds accordingly$).($STAGE $3$ VERSION OF THE PROGRAM IS THE ONE THAT YOU SHOULD SUBMIT TO GET THE FULL $100$ POINTS$).$

Input $($for $1$ employee$)$

Use input$()$ function with appropriate prompts to get the following information from the user: employee first name, employee last name, numbers of hours per week, employee classification: division, subdivision, and scale.

Variable Naming

Use appropriate variable names, following the Python Naming Conventions.

Input Validation $($added in stage $2)$

$$ Employee$$s division and subdivision values can ONLY be one of: A$,$ B$,$ C $($or a$,$ b$,$ c$).$

o Before checking for validity, do $2$ things to $$help the user$$ by fixing certain things:

o Grab just the $0$th char they entered $($in case they type in Low$)$ char$0=$ input$\_$str$[0].$

o Capitalize that first char $($in case they entered a$)$ cap$\_$char $=$ char$0.$upper$().$

o If it$$s invalid, keep asking the user for a valid division$/$subdivision letter until they enter something correct.

o Each of the $3$ division$/$subdivision values will have its own validation loop.

$$ Number of hours must be a positive number $($integer$)$ that$$s $>0$

o If it$$s invalid, keep asking the user for a valid number of hours until they enter something correct.

Input $-$Multiple Employees $($added in stage $3)$

$$ After printing the report for one employee, ask the user if they wish to enter another employee $($YES or NO$).$

o If they say YES $($or Yes or yes or YEs or yeS or $...)$ or Y $($or y$),$ then go around the big loop again.

$$ Use the $2$ String methods to $1)$ grab just the $1$st char and $2)$ capitalize it$)$ to reduce the number of cases that need to be checked to just $$Y$($so that$$d include yup, yea, yo$,$ yellow, $...)$

o Any other response $($like No$/$no$/$N$/$n$/$nope$/$naw$/$whatever$/$who cares$/$red$/$green$/...)$ will be assumed to be a NO$.$

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Program Control Structures

Use if$-$else, if$-$elif $...$ to determine the total pay each employee entered by the user