How am I able to make 2 inputs have the same output?

Question

Hi I am new to python and I am wondering if it is possible to have the same response for two different inputs?

import re

# Define a list of keywords and their associated responses.
keywords_to_responses = {
    'hello' and 'hi': 'Hi there! How can I help you?',
    'goodbye': 'Goodbye!',
    'thank you': 'You\'re welcome! Let me know if you need any more help.',
    'how are you': 'I\'m just a chatbot, but I\'m here to help! How can I assist you today?',
}

def find_matching_response(user_input):
    for keyword, response in keywords_to_responses.items():
        if re.search(r'\b' + keyword + r'\b', user_input):
            return response
    return 'I\'m sorry, I don\'t understand. Can you please rephrase your question?'

def main():
    print('Welcome to the Chatbot! (Type "quit" to exit)')

    while True:
        user_input = input('You: ').lower()

        if user_input == 'quit':
            break

        response = find_matching_response(user_input)
        print('Chatbot:', response)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

I was expecting it to give the same reponse for hello and hi, but it only gave the reponse for hi. how do i change this?

Answer 1

Add a separate entry for hello and hi. That way, both words (keys in your dictionary) will map to the same sentence (values in your dictionary).

# Define a list of keywords and their associated responses.
keywords_to_responses = {
    'hello': 'Hi there! How can I help you?',
    'hi': 'Hi there! How can I help you?',
    'goodbye': 'Goodbye!',
    'thank you': 'You\'re welcome! Let me know if you need any more help.',
    'how are you': 'I\'m just a chatbot, but I\'m here to help! How can I assist you today?',
}