Try this:
#find out an available username
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#find out an available username
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import re current_users=['vlad','kate','tania','mike','david'] def get_user(): while True: name_user = raw_input('Please, enter new username: ') if not re.match("^[A-Za-z0-9_-]*$", name_user): print("\nSorry it is a special symbols, please try again") continue elif name_user in current_users: print("\n Sorry,but " + str(name_user) + " the name is not available") continue print("your USERNAME=" + str(name_user) + " is approved") current_users.append(name_user) print('current_users: {}'.format(current_users)) break if __name__ == '__main__': get_user()