add input

type/input.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import time
+import itertools
+
+__author__ = 'ty'
+
+
+INPUT = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
+
+print "Please enter '"+INPUT+"': \n"
+
+var = ""
+
+
+def compare(string1, string2, no_match_c=' ', match_c='|'):
+
+    result_c = ''
+    diff_count = 0
+
+    if len(string2) < len(string1):
+        string1, string2 = string2, string1
+
+    for c1, c2 in itertools.izip(string1, string2):
+        if c1 == c2:
+            result_c += match_c
+        else:
+            result_c += no_match_c
+            diff_count += 1
+    delta = len(string2) - len(string1)
+    result_c += delta * no_match_c
+    diff_count += delta
+    return result_c, diff_count
+
+while var != "exit":
+    try:
+        before = time.time()
+        var = raw_input()
+        after = time.time()
+        time_user_input = after-before
+        if var == "exit":
+            print "bye"
+        else:
+            result, n_diff = compare(INPUT, var, no_match_c='*')
+            print result
+            print INPUT
+            print "used", time_user_input, "seconds,", "%d difference(s)." % n_diff, "\n"
+    except EOFError:
+        print "bye"
+        var = "exit"