#program to append data to a text file
#if the file does not exist, it will be created 

birdFile = open("birdFile","a")
print("This program lets you enter records to a file called birdFile.")
print("If the file doesn't exist, it will be created.")

numRecs = int(input("How many records do you want to enter? "))
for n in range (numRecs):
    birdName = input("Enter bird name: ")
    birdsSeen = input("Enter total number of birds seen: ")
    
    birdFile.write(birdName+","+birdsSeen+"\n")    
birdFile.close()

birdFile = open("birdFile", "r")
print("\nthe file has been closed and reopened for reading\n")
wholefile = birdFile.read()
print(wholefile)   
birdFile.close()

# Read the file record by record
# and calculate the total number of birds observed

birdFile = open("birdFile", "r")
totalBirdsSeen=0
for n in range (9):
    birdRec = birdFile.readline()
    field = birdRec.split(",")
    birdsSeen = int(field[1])
    totalBirdsSeen = totalBirdsSeen + birdsSeen
print("Total birds seen ", totalBirdsSeen)