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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Exiting

Posted by Connor Smith
Connor Smith
1,005 Points

Python Basics Exiting Challenge: Why won't the code challenge accept my code?

Hello, I've recently started to learn the Python coding language, and have run into an issue with the Python Basics Exiting code challenge. My code seems to work as intended inside workspace, yet when i enter it as a solution in the challenge it is rejected. Please help me out~

challenge: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/python-basics/letter-game-app/exiting

The rejected coding I'm attempting to use as a solution is as follows:

Any help is greatly appreciated!

firedoor.py 
import sys

def play_movie():
    while True:
        start = input("Start movie? Y/n ").lower()
        if start != 'n':
            print("Enjoy the show!")
            break
        else:
            sys.exit()

play_movie()

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

You're going beyond what the challenge asks. There isn't a need to define a function or use a while loop. Commenting out the unnecessary lines and re-indent yields:

import sys

#def play_movie():
#    while True:
start = input("Start movie? Y/n ").lower()
if start != 'n':
    print("Enjoy the show!")
#            break
else:
    sys.exit()

#play_movie()

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!

Connor Smith
Connor Smith
1,005 Points

Thanks a lot for the quick response, I suppose it didn't occur to me the code challenges would be picky as to how the correct data was received, so long as it was received. I'll remember that~

Thanks again