def exchange(cash_in): euro=1 dollar=1.35 base=50 if cash_in>base: totalreturn=cash_in*dollar else: totalreturn=0 return totalreturn
amount=0 # this would be better placed inside the main function. def main(): while amount<50: amount = raw_input(float('how much do you want to change:')) # This should be # amount = float( raw_input('how much do you want to change:' ) ) if amount<50: total=0 print 'enter an amount over 50: ' else: total=exchange(amount) print 'Your exchange comes to: ',total Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 -- This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor