Transcriptic_test_1.py | Python Fiddle

def robotize(well):
  #convert that letter into an integer
  human_to_robot_row = {
                  "A": 0,
                  "B": 1,
                  "C": 2,
                  "D": 3,
                  "E": 4,
                  "F": 5,
                  "G": 6,
                  "H": 7
                  };

human_to_robot_column = {
                           "1": 0,
                           "2": 8,
                           "3": 16,
                           "4": 24,
                           "5": 32,
                           "6": 40,
                           "7": 48,
                           "8": 56,
                           "9": 64,
                           "10": 72,
                           "11": 80,
                           "12": 88
                        };

#id human_row by isolating the first character
  h_row = well[0]
  print "h_row = "+ h_row
  #id human_column by isolating 2nd and 3rd character
  h_column = well[1:3]
  print "column is " + str(h_column)
  #convert human well to an integer called robo_well
  robo_well = human_to_robot_column[h_column] + human_to_robot_row[h_row]
  print robo_well

def	humanize(well):
  print "humanized"
  #finds the column letter
  column = int(well)/8
  #finds the letter of the row
  robo_row = well%8
  robot_row_to_letter_translation = {
                                      0: "A",
                                      1: "B",
                                      2: "C",
                                      3: "D",
                                      4: "E",
                                      5: "F",
                                      6: "G",
                                      7: "H" 
                                      }
  row_letter= robot_row_to_letter_translation[robo_row]
  print row_letter
  human_well = row_letter + str(column + 1)   
  print human_well
  
       
robotize("A1")
robotize("H12")
#robotize("H13")
humanize(2)
humanize(18)
humanize(91)

#TO DO: Clean up unnecessary print statements
#Need to find a way to add error messages for invalid human well.

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