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Python

Nicola Loew
Nicola Loew
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Posted by Nicola Loew
Nicola Loew
3,527 Points

tickets

SERVICE_CHARGE = 2 TICKET_PRICE = 10 tickets_remaining = 100

def calculate_price(num_of_tickets): return (number_of_tickets * TICKET_PRICE) + SERVICE_CHARGE

while tickets_remaining >= 1: print("There are {} tickets remaining.".format(tickets_remaining)) name = input("What is your name? ") num_tickets = input("How many tickets would you like {}? ".format(name)) try: num_tickets = int(num_tickets) if num_tickets > tickets_remaining: raise ValueError("There are only {} tickets remaining. ".format(tickets_remaining)) except ValueError as err: print("Oh no, we ran into an issue. {}. Please try again. ".format(err)) else: amount_due = calculate_price(num_tickets) print("The total due is {} ".format(amount_due)) should_proceed = input("Do you want to proceed? Y/N ") if should_proceed.lower() == "y": print("SOLD") tickets_remaining -= num_tickets else: print("Thank you anyways, {}!".format(name)) print("Sorry the tickets are all sold out!!!:(")

Nicola Loew
Nicola Loew
3,527 Points
Nicola Loew
Nicola Loew
3,527 Points

Why am I stuck at What's your name ...How many tickets would you like? It just keeps repeating those two questions

2 Answers

youssef b10ta
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youssef b10ta
Courses Plus Student 2,755 Points
youssef b10ta
youssef b10ta
Courses Plus Student 2,755 Points 
SERVICE_CHARGE = 2
TICKET_PRICE = 10
tickets_remaining = 100

def calculate_price(number_of_tickets,TICKET_PRICE):
    return (number_of_tickets * TICKET_PRICE) + SERVICE_CHARGE

while tickets_remaining >= 1:
    print("There are {} tickets remaining.".format(tickets_remaining))
    name = input("What is your name? ")
    num_tickets = input("How many tickets would you like {}? ".format(name))
    try:
        num_tickets = int(num_tickets)
        if num_tickets > tickets_remaining:
            raise ValueError("There are only {} tickets remaining. ".format(tickets_remaining))
    except ValueError as err:
        print("Oh no, we ran into an issue. {}. Please try again. ".format(err))
    else:
        amount_due = calculate_price(num_tickets,TICKET_PRICE)
        print("The total due is {} ".format(amount_due))
        should_proceed = input("Do you want to proceed? Y/N ")
        if should_proceed.lower() == "y":
            print("SOLD")
            tickets_remaining -= num_tickets
        else:
            print("Thank you anyways, {}!".format(name))
print("Sorry the tickets are all sold out!!!:")

this is your code i did fix it litte bit and now its working maybe you can see what i did change

Nicola Loew
Nicola Loew
3,527 Points
Nicola Loew
Nicola Loew
3,527 Points

Thank Youssef Now it does work!

youssef b10ta
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youssef b10ta
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youssef b10ta
youssef b10ta
Courses Plus Student 2,755 Points

maybe will be better to read your code if u use Markdown