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Infinite loop/ only half working - anclark686 - Sep-08-2018
Hi all - I'm auditing a MOOC, and have to create code for the following question:
# [ ] use a while True loop (forever loop) to give 4 chances for input of a correct color in a rainbow
# rainbow = "red orange yellow green blue indigo violet"
When I enter a color that isn't in "rainbow" it causes an infinite loop. If I enter one that is in "rainbow" it performs as it should. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Here's my code:
rainbow = "red orange yellow green blue indigo violet"
color = input("Guess a color of the rainbow: ")
counter = 0
while True:
if color.lower() in rainbow:
print("Correct!", color.capitalize(), "is a color in the rainbow!")
break
elif counter < 4:
if color.lower() in rainbow == False:
counter += 1
print("Sorry that color is not in the rainbow.")
else:
break
RE: Infinite loop/ only half working - Gribouillis - Sep-08-2018
The question for the user needs to be in the loop, otherwise it can only be asked once.
There is another minor issue, note that
>>> rainbow = "red orange yellow green blue indigo violet" >>> "ange yel" in rainbow True
RE: Infinite loop/ only half working - anclark686 - Sep-08-2018
Hi, thank you for this! I moved the question into the loop, and added commas for separation. I believe my problem had to do with the counter location, but I think I figured it out. Thank you!
RE: Infinite loop/ only half working - buran - Sep-09-2018
(Sep-08-2018, 10:52 PM)anclark686 Wrote: added commas for separationI think Griboullis suggest to make it a list/tuple/set
RE: Infinite loop/ only half working - gitiya - Sep-09-2018
also the break after the first if statement needs not be there, because if True, then the loop runs, with break it stops
RE: Infinite loop/ only half working - buran - Sep-09-2018
(Sep-09-2018, 07:19 AM)gitiya Wrote: also the break after the first if statement needs not be there, because if True, then the loop runs, with break it stopsthat is the idea - break out of the loop if color in rainbow...