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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping While Loops

Jakub Jeczalik
Jakub Jeczalik
5,379 Points
Posted by Jakub Jeczalik
Jakub Jeczalik
5,379 Points

Running on python 3.6

When running the code in the video, after entering the password 3 times, I do not receive the message "Too many password attempts

1 Answer

Dylan Bailey
Dylan Bailey
574 Points
Dylan Bailey
Dylan Bailey
574 Points

Hey Jakub! Not sure what's going on with your code, since I can't see it.

If you're not receiving that message, then there's a good chance something is going on with your attempt_count variable.

import sys

MASTER_PASSWORD = "opensesame"
password = input("Please enter the super secret password: ")
attempt_count = 1

while password != MASTER_PASSWORD:
    if attempt_count > 3:
        sys.exit("Too many invalid password attempts!")
    password = input("Invalid password, try again: ")
    attempt_count += 1

print("Welcome to secret town")

Make sure you're nesting your if statement inside of the while loop. And make sure you're incrementing your attempt_count variable at the end of your while loop.