def _surround(string, bang): midlane = f"{bang * 3} {string} {bang * 3}" sidelane = bang * len(midlane) return f"{sidelane}\n{midlane}\n{sidelane}" def _emphasize(lines): if isinstance(lines, list): return '\n'.join([_emphasize(line) for line in lines]) elif lines: return f">>> {lines} <<<" else: return lines def are_you_sure(prompt, default="no"): if default.lower() == 'yes': suffix = "[YES|no]" else: suffix = "[yes|NO]" answer = input( f"{_surround('MUST HAVE CAREFULING IN PROCESS', '!')}\n" f"\n" f"{_emphasize(prompt)}\n" f"\n" f"Are you sure you want to proceed? {suffix} " ).strip().lower() if answer == '': answer = default while answer not in ['yes', 'no']: answer = input("Please type 'yes' or 'no' explicitly: ").strip().lower() return answer == 'yes'