[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all. > > I have a problem with some code :( > > ----------- > > hint = raw_input("\nAre you stuck? y/n: ") > hint = hint.lower() > > while (hint != 'n') or (hint != 'y'): > hint = raw_input("Please specify a valid choice: ") > > --------------------------------------------- > > so everytime I run the program, and enter my choice as y or n, I'm > told to 'Please Specify a valid Choice Again' and can't get out of the > loop. > > > > ----------- > > hint = raw_input("\nAre you stuck? y/n: ") > hint = hint.lower() > > while (hint != 'n'): > hint = raw_input("Please specify a valid choice: ") > > --------------------------------------------- > > As for here when I enter n, I can leave the while loop. > > Anyway I can't put my finger on this, so I'd be real grateful if > someone could tell me what I've done wrong. Thanks. > (I have a guy feeling it's something really silly I'm overlooking...) >
Your if test is wrong. If hint='n' hint !='n' is False hint !='y' is True False or True equals True I think you want something like: hint = raw_input("\nAre you stuck? y/n: ") hint = hint.lower() while hint not in ['y', 'n']: hint = raw_input("Please specify a valid choice: ") -Larry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list