How to iterate through a python dictionary from user input? - json

Question

Background:
I have a JSON dictionary file as follows:
dictionary = {"Qui": "クイ", "Quiana": "キアナ", "Quick": "クイック", "Quickley": "クイックリー", "Quico": "キコ", "Quiej-Alvarez": "クエイ アルバレス", "Quigg": "クイッグ", "Quigley": "クイグリー", "Quijano": "クイジャーノ", "Quik": "クイック", "Quilici": "クイリチ", "Quill": "クィル"}
Then I will let the user enter as many keys as they want through input, finally return formatted string combined with key.value.
Question:
My code so far gets the job done in a very clunky/incomplete manner. Any advice on how to clean up the code and achieve my goal?
Current code:
import json
import sys, math
import codecs
#Part1
search_term,search_term2 = input("Enter a Name: ").split()
dictionary = {}
keys = dictionary.keys()
values = dictionary.values()
with open ('translation.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8-sig') as f:
term_data = json.load(f)
if search_term.casefold() in term_data:
word = search_term.title()
elif search_term.title() in term_data:
word = search_term.title()
output1 = "{}".format(term_data[search_term])
#Part 2
with open ('translation.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8-sig') as f:
term_data2 = json.load(f)
if search_term2.casefold() in term_data2:
word2 = search_term2.title()
elif search_term2.title() in term_data2:
word2 = search_term2.title()
#else:
#print("Name not found in dictionary.")
output2 = "{}".format(term_data2[search_term2])
print("{}・{}".format(output1,output2))

Answer 1

Your current code can just enter 2 keys which cannot meet your original requirements, I expand as follows, meanwhile make it simpler:
test.py:
import json
import codecs
with open('translation.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8-sig') as f:
term_data = json.load(f)
search_terms = input("Enter a name: ").split()
l = [term_data[i] for i in search_terms if i.casefold() in term_data or i.title() in term_data]
print('.'.join(l))
First we just need to open json file once, it's expensive to do IO operation, we need to avoid to do it again and again.
Second, we needn't repeat term match as you do with Part1, Part2. We can do it in loop, here I use list comprehension.
Finally, explain a litte:
split all user inputs to a list: search_terms
loop a user input terms with for i in search_terms
if the candidate term i's casefold() or title() in dictionary term_data, it's value in dic was put to new list l again, if not do nothing.
at last, use the separator . to join all the needed elements of list.
Output:
~$ python3 test.py
Enter a name: Qui Quill Quiana
クイ.クィル.キアナ