gistfile1.py

def fuzzynames(x):
    fn = []
    for key in students.iterkeys():
        fn.append(nltk.metrics.edit_distance(x, key))
    if any(i > 5 for i in fn):
        while True:
            continue = raw_input("%s looks pretty close to %s. Are you sure this is a new student? " % (x,i))
            if continue.strip() == 'y' or 'n':
                break
        if continue == 'y':
            return x
        elif continue == 'n':
            return 'quit'