grade = raw_input("Please enter the letter grade. \n") whole_grades = {"A":4.0, "B":3.0, "C":2.0, "D":1.0, "F":0.0} signs = {"+":0.3, "-":-0.3} if len(grade) == 1:         print(whole_grades[grade]) elif len(grade) == 2:         a = list(grade)         numerical_grade = whole_grades[a[0]]         numerical_grade += signs[a[1]]         print(numerical_grade) else:         print("YOU HAVE FUCKED UP NOW")