read in menu function is not defined. Can someone tell me what am i doing wrong?

Question

import webbrowser
def login():
  username='harry banks'
  password='bluedaisy'
  print("enter your username")
  name=input()
  print("enter your  password")
  passcode=input()
  if name==username and passcode==password:
    print("access granted")
  else:
    print("invalid")
print()
login()

def menu():
  select=input("""Select the option:
                  a: read
                  b: latest updates
                  c: genre
                   choice of option is: """)
                   
                   
  if select== 'a' or select== 'A':  
     read()
  elif select=='b' or select=="B":
   latestupdates()
  elif select=='c' or select== 'C':
   genre()
print()
menu()                

def read():
 pass
print()
read()

Answer 1

def read():
 pass
def menu():
  select=input("""Select the option:
                  a: read
                  b: latest updates
                  c: genre
                   choice of option is: """)
                   
                   
  if select== 'a' or select== 'A':  
     read()
  elif select=='b' or select=="B":
   latestupdates()
  elif select=='c' or select== 'C':
   genre()
print()
menu()                
print()
read()

#The thing is you should define your function read() before using it

Comments

Thank you for the answer, but when i try to run the code read() function runs first, and i want to go to read  function from menu function when option "a" is selected.