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New to python, starting from scratch - Pythnoobvent1971 - Apr-16-2021
questions = ["What is your name?", "What is your favorite color?", "What is your quest?"]
n = 0
while True:
print("Type q to quit")
answer = input(questions[n])
if answer == "q":
break
n += 1
if n > 2:
n = 0abouv is a some code I don't get. If I remove all the questions but one, this code give the following error:Error:line 5, in <module>
answer = input(questions[n])
IndexError: list index out of range 
RE: New to python, starting from scratch - Yoriz - Apr-16-2021
The code is made to work with a specific amount of items in the list
questionsThe error happens because the list only has an item at index 0.
When it goes through the
while True loop the first time n has the value 0.questions[n] returns the first item of the list.it continues to
n += 1, n now has the value of 1.It goes through the while
True loop again and tries to call questions[n] to get the next item at index 1.Because there isn't another item it gives the
IndexError: list index out of range error.