In general, (and I  know this file is a bit of a mess, so you might find instances of me breaking this rule here) it is best to avoid repeating code that is identical and/or nearly identical. The main reasons behind this are clarity, and if there turns out to be a bug in the code, it will need fixing twice. In this situation I would recommend doing something like this

```python
mutexes = ['unknown', 'none]
for mutex in mutexes:
   if x == mutex:
      prompt =  "You selected %s and another choice ..." % mutex
      ....
```