creating a username and pword program using a #def statement and #dictionary

[zcode12]

I have been trying to get caught up in my college coding class since I had to miss a couple lectures for my grandfathers funeral. We are trying to create a username and password program that has the criteria: must be letters and numbers, and must be greater than 6 characters. I have put over 15+ hours in on this code and feel like I am just getting nowhere. I always run into some type of snag. If anyone is out there that can help me it would mean a lot to a guy trying to get caught up. Here is a sample of my code.

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userid = {'george7': 'Myid79', 'maryb2':'Watch809'}   user = input('Please enter User ID') pwd = '' pword = ''     def validate(user):     user = user     if user.isalpha:         return errormsg == 'Must contain letters and numbers'     if len(user) < 6:         return errormsg == 'Must be at least 6 characters'     else:         return errormsg == 'ok'   def validate(pwd):          if pwd.isalpha:         return errormsg == 'Must contain letters and numbers'     if len(pwd) < 6:         return errormsg == 'Must be at least 6 characters'     else:         return errormsg == 'ok'     def validate(pword):           if pword.isalpha:         return errormsg == 'Must contain letters and numbers'     if len(pword) < 6:         return errormsg == 'Must be at least 6 characters'     else:         return errormsg == 'ok'     if user in userid:     while True:         pwd = input('please enter password')               if pwd in userid.values():             print('ACCESS GRANTED')             break           elif pwd not in userid.values():             print('Access Denied please enter valid password')   if user not in userid:     while True:         print('User name not found. \n If  user ID criteria met program will ask \n for password and update database')         validate(user)                   if errormsg == 'Must contain letters and numbers':             print(errormsg)             break                   elif errormsg == 'Must be at least 6 characters':             print(errormsg)             break                   elif errormsg == 'ok':             print('Please enter a valid password (same criteria as userid)')             pword = input             validate(pword)                           if errormsg == 'Must contain letters and numbers':                 print(errormsg)                 break                           elif errormsg == 'Must be at least 6 characters':                 print(errormsg)                 break                           elif errormsg == 'ok':                 userid[user] = pwd                 print('Database has been updated!')                 break             break         break

Thanks again if anybody even ever sees this and helps.

[Larz60+]

Please give full assignment, verbatim.

[woooee]

Tutorial on functions http://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/pyt...ctions.htm See "The return Statement".

Also there are syntax errors that you should fix and you have 3 functions that all have the same name.

[volcano63]

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.....     if user.isalpha:         break

In this code, you are not checking the result of isalpha method - because you don't call it. Essentially, you are checking that user.isalpha is non-empty value (it is), so this condition is always true. Add brackets (you do it in all of your functions - somebody has already pointed out that they are called the same).