This is the numbers.txt file that would hold the "assigned variables" i guess.

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name=number
A = ".21."
B = ".22."
C = ".23."
D = ".31."
E = ".32."
F = ".33."
G = ".41."
H = ".42."
I = ".43."
J = ".51."
K = ".52."
L = ".53."
M = ".61."
N = ".62."
O = ".63."
P = ".71."
Q = ".74."
R = ".72."
S = ".73."
T = ".81."
U = ".82."
V = ".83."
W = ".91."
X = ".92."
Y = ".93."
Z = ".94."
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This is the main .py file    phone_prog.py
This is all i have so far...
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# Phone LCD Name Program
print "Welcome to the Roundy Phone Translator"
print
print "--------------------------------------"
print


#Print out the Menu

print "Please enter the name you would like to translate."

# Get the user's entered information and pull the text library file.
open(numbers.txt, r,)
.readlines()


name = input("> ")

# Calculate the translation.