print('Welcome to our arithmetic program')
operand_one = float(input('Please enter the first operand: '))
operand_two = float(input('Please enter the second operand: '))
print('Select the operation: ')
print('''Enter "+" for addition
Enter "-" for subtraction
Enter "*" for multiplication
Enter "/" for division
Enter "^" for exponentiation''')
answer = input('Your choice ')
if answer == '+':
    print(operand_one + operand_two)
elif answer == '-':
    print(operand_one - operand_two)
elif answer == '*':
    print(operand_one * operand_two)
elif answer == '/':
    print(operand_one / operand_two)
elif answer == '^':
    print(operand_one ** operand_two)
else:
    print('I could not understand your choice.')