INVENTORY, EQUIPPING AND STORING PYTHON

#Came up with this for
#storing, and equiping items in python


inventory = []
armor = {"head": "rags",
    "torso":"rags",
    "arms":"rags",
    "legs":"cloth",
    "feet":"sandals",
    "special":"ill-concieved necklace"}
equipment = ["armor_head", "armor_torso", "armor_arms", "armor_legs", "armor_feet", "armor_special"]
item_armor ={
    "armor_head":["rags", "leather hat", "diamond plate helm"],
    "armor_torso":["rags", "leather armor", "diamond plate armor"],
    "armor_arms":["rags", "leather bracers", "diamond bracers"],
    "armor_legs":["cloth", "leather pants", "diamond pants"],
    "armor_feet":["sandals", "leather shoes", "diamond shoes"],
    "armor_special":["ill-concieved necklace", "charming bracelet", "lucky ring"]
}
def store_item(item):
    inventory.append(item)

def equip_item(item1, item2):
   
    if equipment.__contains__(item1):
       
        if "armor_head" == item1:
            old_item = armor["head"]
            store_item(old_item)
            armor["head"] = item2
            inventory.remove(item2)
           
        if "armor_torso" == item1:
            old_item = armor["torso"]
            store_item(old_item)
            armor["torso"] = item2
            inventory.remove(item2)

        if "armor_arms" == item1:
            old_item = armor["arms"]
            store_item(old_item)
            armor["arms"] = item2
            inventory.remove(item2)

        if "armor_legs" == item1:
            old_item = armor["legs"]
            store_item(old_item)
            armor["legs"] = item2
            inventory.remove(item2)
    else:
        print "item is not equipable"

stats = {
    "basedefense": 2,
    "strength": 3,
    "hit": 2,
    "armor": 4}
battlestats = {
    "defense" :   stats["basedefense"] + stats["armor"],
    "attack" : stats["strength"] + stats["hit"]
}
def updatestats():
   

    if armor["head"] == "rags":
        stats["armor"] = stats["armor"] +1
   
    if armor["head"] == "leather hat":
        stats["armor"] =  stats["armor"] +3

def updatebattlestats():
    battlestats["defense"] =   stats["basedefense"] + stats["armor"]
    battlestats["attack"] = stats["strength"] + stats["hit"]
   
    #else:
        #print "Not Working"

   
       
# I can use the 'hashtag' to take out the parts of the test I don't need   
   
def runtest():
    store_item( "leather hat")
    store_item( "leather armor")
    store_item( "leather pants" )
    store_item( "leather bracers" )
   
    #print armor
    #print inventory

    equip_item("armor_head", "leather hat")
    equip_item("armor_torso", "leather armor")
   
    #print armor
    #print inventory

    print stats
    print battlestats
    #print attack
    updatestats()
    updatebattlestats()
    print stats
    print battlestats
   
   

runtest()