gistfile1.py

def newstudent():
    newname = raw_input("What is the student's name? ")
    # newname = fuzzynames(newname)
    if newname == 'quit':
        return 'Okay! Nevermind.'
    if newname in students.keys():
        addnew = raw_input("%s is already in the list. Are you sure you want to add them again? y/n? " % newname)
        while addnew != 'y' and addnew!= 'n':
            addnew = raw_input("This is y/n only. %s is already in the list. Are you sure you want to add them again? y/n? " % newname)
        if addnew == 'y':
            newemail = raw_input("What is the student's email address? ")
            if newemail in students.values():
                email = students.keys()[students.values().index(newemail)]
                addnew = raw_input("%s is already used by another student, %s. Are you sure you want to add it to a new student? y/n? " % (newemail, email))
                while addnew != 'y' and addnew!= 'n':
                    addnew = raw_input("This is y/n only. %s is already in the list. Are you sure you want to add them again? y/n? " % newname)
                if addnew == 'y':
                    students[newname] = newemail
                if addnew == 'n':
                    return "Okay, let's try again."
            else:
                students[newname] = newemail
        elif addnew == 'n':
                return "Okay, let's try again."
    else:
        newemail = raw_input("What is the student's email address? ")       
        if newemail in students.values():
            email = students.keys()[students.values().index(newemail)]
            addnew = raw_input("%s is already used by another student, %s. Are you sure you want to add it to a new student? y/n? " % (newemail, email))
            while addnew != 'y' and addnew!= 'n':
                raw_input("This is y/n only. %s is already in the list. Are you sure you want to add them again? y/n? " % newname)
            if addnew == 'y':
                students[newname] = newemail
            elif addnew == 'n':
                return "Okay, let's try again."  
        students[newname] = newemail