# start game
def startGame():
    print("Welcome, stranger.")
    while True:
        # Name
        name = input("\n" + "What is your name?" + "\n" + ">> ").title()
        # Gender
        gender = input("What is your gender? Male, Female, or Other." + "\n" + ">> ").lower()
        while True:
            if gender not in ("male", "female", "other"):
                print("Sorry I didn't recognise that gender. Please select 'Male', 'Female', or 'Other'.")
                gender = input("\n" + ">> ").lower()
            else:
                break
        while True:
            # Age
            try:
                age = input("How old are you?" + "\n" + ">> ")
                age = int(age)
                break
            except ValueError:
                print("Sorry I didn't recognise that age. Please type in a whole number.")
                continue
        # Double check responses
        correct = input(f"Hello, {name}. You are a {age} year old {gender}.\nIs this correct? Y/N\n>> ").lower()
        if correct in ['y', 'yes']:
            break
        elif correct in ['n', 'no']:
            continue
        else:
            print("Sorry, I didn't catch that.\n")
            correct = input(f"You are a {age} year old {gender}. \nIs this correct? Y/N\n>> ").lower()
            if correct in ['y', 'yes']:
                break
            elif correct in ['n', 'no']:
                continue
    while True:
        # Race
        race = input("Please select a race from: Human, Elf, or Dwarf.\n>> ").title()
        while True:
            if race.lower() not in ("human", "elf", "dwarf"):
                race = input("Sorry I didn't recognise that race. Please select 'Human', "
                             "'Elf', or 'Dwarf'.\n>> ").title()
            else:
                break
        # Job
        job = input("Please select a class from: Warrior, Ranger, or Mage.\n>> ").lower()
        while True:
            if job not in ("warrior", "ranger", "mage"):
                job = input("Sorry I didn't recognise that class. Please select 'Warrior', 'Ranger', or 'Mage'.\n>> ")
            else:
                break
        # Final check
        correct = input(f"{name}, you are a {race} {job}.\nIs this correct? Y/N\n>> ").lower()
        if correct in ['y', 'yes']:
            break
        elif correct in ['n', 'no']:
            continue
        else:
            print("Sorry, I didn't catch that.\n")
            correct = input(f"You are a {race} {job}. \nIs this correct? Y/N\n>> ").lower()
            if correct in ['y', 'yes']:
                break
            elif correct in ['n', 'no']:
                continue
    return name, gender, age, race, job


# Receive action input
# Under development
def parse(input_text):
    command = input_text.lower()
    object1 = ""
    # the .split() function splits the input_text string variable into a python list of individual words
    words = input_text.split()
    found_examine_words = False
    remaining_words_index = 0

    if words[0] == "examine" or words[0] == "inspect" or words[0] == "study":
        remaining_words_index = 1
        found_examine_words = True
    if words[0] == "look" and words[1] == "at":
        remaining_words_index = 2
        found_examine_words = True

    if found_examine_words:
        if len(words) > remaining_words_index:
            remaining_words = ""
            for i in range(remaining_words_index, len(words)):
                remaining_words += words[i]
                if i < len(words) - 1:
                    remaining_words += " "
            command = "examine"
            object1 = remaining_words

    found_take_words = False
    if (words[0] == "take") and len(words) > 1:
        found_take_words = True
        remaining_words_index = 1
    if (words[0] == "pick") and (words[1] == "up") and len(words) > 2:
        found_take_words = True
        remaining_words_index = 1
    if found_take_words:
        remaining_words = ""
        for i in range(remaining_words_index, len(words)):
            remaining_words += words[i]
            if i < len(words) - 1:
                remaining_words += " "
        command = "take"
        object1 = remaining_words

    return command, object1