Starting point for the accountant project.

accountant.py

def _show_items(items):
    template = '{name:20}{price:>5}'
    if not items:
        print("No items. Use 'add' to add some!")
        return
    print()
    print(template.format(name='Item', price='Price'))
    print('-' * 25)
    for item in items:
        print(template.format(
            name=item['name'], price=item['price'],
        ))
    print()


def add():
    items = []
    name = input('Item name: ')
    price = input('Price: ')
    if name and price:
        items.append({
            'name': name, 'price': price,
        })
        _show_items(items)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    add()