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Python

Posted by Christopher Morris
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Christopher Morris
iOS Development with Swift Techdegree Student 1,760 Points

Not Understanding Why I can't exit my loop...

name = input("What's your name? ")

question = input("Do you understand Python while loops? ") while (question == "no"): print(input("Do you understand Python while loops? ")) print("Now you get it {}".format(name))

So when i say Yes right away it will exit the loop but once I start saying NO it will loop but then saying Yes will not exit the loop.... idk what i am doing wrong

2 Answers

daltonshanholtz
daltonshanholtz
293 Points
daltonshanholtz
daltonshanholtz
293 Points

It'd been quite some time since I have coded Python, but it seems like the loop is never ending because you put the input for the variable "question" in-front of the While Loop. When it asks for the second time/input it seems to not be updating the variable "question". Maybe try fixing that to update the variable or switching the layout a little like this pseduocode:

while answer != no { ask "Do you........etc" };

Christopher Morris
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Christopher Morris
iOS Development with Swift Techdegree Student 1,760 Points

so that didnt seem to work.. so I have it set up like:

name = input("What's your name? ")

question = input("Do you understand Python while loops? ") while (question != "yes"): print(input("Do you understand Python while loops? ")) print("Now you get it {}".format(name))

So if I say "yes" first... it will kick me to Now you get it... but if I say no first... it will start the loop and the loop will never end :(

daltonshanholtz
daltonshanholtz
293 Points
daltonshanholtz
daltonshanholtz
293 Points

again, since it's been awhile this code may be of wrong syntax, but since no others have replied maybe try this?

question = input("Do you understand Python while loops? ") while (question != "yes"): print( question = input("Do you understand Python while loops? ")) print("Now you get it {}".format(name))