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+# import date library
+import datetime
+currentDate = datetime.date.today()
+
+# get name from user
+name = input("enter name : ")
+
+# create a list of existing name and password and account balance
+nameDatabase = ['paul', 'peter', 'emile', 'nico']
+passwordDatabase = ['paulpass', 'peterpass','emilepass', 'nicopass']
+accountBalance= [ 20000, 20000, 20000, 20000] # an example  of initial accountbalance of various persons
+
+
+# comparing name with name in list
+if(name in nameDatabase):
+    passoword = input('enter password: ')
+
+    # nesting if condition to check for password if valid name is used  and also making sure the existing n
+    # ame correspond to the index of the passwordDatabse list so that existing user uses only their password to login
+
+    realPass = nameDatabase.index(name)
+    if passoword == passwordDatabase[realPass]:
+
+        # print the date after successful login
+        currentBalance = accountBalance[realPass]
+        print(currentDate.strftime('%d %b, %Y'))
+
+        # output the user with options to do either withdraw deposit or complain
+        try: #this line is used to catch errors for example if the user enters a character instead of an interger
+            option = int(input('enter\n 1: withdraw\n 2:deposit\n 3:complaint\n'))
+
+
+# this option checks the option input and deducts the withdraw cash from accountBalance
+            if option == 1:
+                withdraw = int(input('how much will you like to withdraw'))
+                currentBalance = currentBalance - withdraw
+                accountBalance[realPass] = currentBalance
+                print('take your cash %d' % withdraw)
+                print(f'ACCOUNT BALANCE is {currentBalance}')
+
+# this block checks the option input and add the deposit to the accountBalance
+            elif option == 2:
+
+                deposit = int(input('how much will you like to deposit?'))
+                currentBalance = currentBalance + deposit
+                accountBalance[realPass] = currentBalance
+                print('successfully deposit into accountbalance is')
+                print(currentBalance)
+
+
+# this option ask checks the option input and produce a complaint for users having issues
+            elif option == 3:
+                complaint = input('what issue will you like to report?')
+                print('thank you for contacting us')
+
+
+        except ValueError: # this is an alternative message if an error ValueError occurs
+            print('error please try again, enter an interger in option')
+
+    else:
+         print('wrong password please try again')
+
+else:
+    print('user does not exit please input a valid username')
+
+
+
+
+#for index in accountBalance:
+   # print(index)
+