On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 4:56:35 PM UTC-6, MRAB wrote: > On 12/11/2013 22:27, l...@gmail.com wrote:> On Tuesday, November > > 12, 2013 4:21:58 PM UTC-6, Mark Lawrence wrote: > > >> On 12/11/2013 22:14, lr....@gmail.com wrote: > > >> > > >> > So I'm trying to write a program for a problem in class, and > > something strange is happening that I can't figure out why is happening. > > I was wondering if you guys could help me fix it? > > >> > > > [snip] > > > > > > x = 0 > > > y = 0 > > > quitCommand = 0 > > > > > > print "Welcome to the World of Textcraft!" > > > print "----------------------------------" > > > print "" > > > > You can simplify that to: > > > > print > > > > > > > > while quitCommand != int(5): > > > > 5 is already an int, so int(5) == 5. > > > > > print "You are currently at (" + str(x) + ", " + str(y) + ")" > > > print "Enter a command (1 = North, 2 = East, 3 = South, 4 = > > West, 5 = Exit):" > > > if int(raw_input()) == 1: > > > > You're asking the user to enter something and then checking whether its > > int value is 1. > > > > > print "Moving north" > > > y = y + 1 > > > elif int(raw_input()) == 2: > > > > Now you're asking the user to enter something _again_ and then checking > > whether its int value is 2. > > > > In other words, in order for it to print "Moving east" the following > > steps must occur: > > > > 1. Ask the user to enter something. > > > > 2. Check whether it's 1. It isn't. (Previous condition) > > > > 3. Ask the user to enter something. > > > > 4. Check whether it's 2. (This condition) > > > > > print "Moving east" > > > x = x + 1 > > > elif int(raw_input()) == 3: > > > > Similar remarks to above, but longer. > > > > > print "Moving south" > > > y = y - 1 > > > elif int(raw_input()) == 4: > > > > Similar remarks to above, but longer again. > > > > > print "Moving west" > > > x = x - 1 > > > elif int(raw_input()) == 5: > > > > Similar remarks to above, but longer again. > > > > > print "Dost thou leave so soon? Fare thee well!" > > > quitCommand = 5 > > > else: > > > print "I find your lack of reading comprehension skills > > disturbing." > > > > > > > The fix is simple. Ask once: > > > > answer = int(raw_input()) > > if answer == 1: > > ... > > elif answer == 2: > > ... > > ...
Thanks a lot! I'll try this out! Sorry to everyone else whose eyes I made bleed. I've never used a newsgroup before...still not really sure what they are. Found this through a google search :\ -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list