def are_you_sure(name):
    """
    @doc: Get user input about whether or not to delete a project
    @args: name is a str for the project name (corresponds to a directory)
    @return: user input str ('yes' | 'no')
    """
    message = (
        """Enter 'yes' (no quotes) to proceed with deleting the {} project
    and starting over, and 'no' to keep the existing project:   
    """
        .format(name))
    ret = input(message)
    return ret
