Outputs a plain-text formatted explicity declared Powershell array from a new-line separated list of items that is pasted or manually typed by the user. Written in Python 3.6.2

makePsArray

# Outputs a plain-text formatted explicity declared Powershell array from a new-line separated list of items that is pasted or manually typed by the user.
# Written in Python 3.6.2.
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items = []

userinput = input("Please enter the first list item: ")
items.append(userinput)

i = 2
while userinput != "":
    userinput = input("Enter item %s: " % (i))
    items.append(userinput)
    i += 1

# items = """test1
# test2
# test3"""

# itemarray = items.splitlines()
#
# print(itemarray)

# print(items)

arraycontents = "@("

# arraycontents += itemarray[0]

arraycontents += '"' + items[0] + '"'

# i = 1
# while i < len(itemarray):
#     arraycontents += ", " + itemarray[i]
#     i += 1

i = 1
while i < len(items) - 1:
    arraycontents += ", " + '"' + items[i] + '"'
    i += 1


arraycontents += ")"

print(arraycontents)
print("\n\n")