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[Tutor] Python help IDN3 iradn3777 at gmail.com Thu Aug 13 03:01:12 CEST 2015 Previous message (by thread): [Tutor] revisiting a puzzle about -3**2 vs (-3)**2 Next message (by thread): [Tutor] Python help Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] ________________________________ To whom it may concern, I am having a problem solving the below question. I have used every resource that I could find to help me, but I'm seeing nothing. Can someone out there please help me understand the below question and learn how to accomplish this task in Python? I would really appreciate any help that someone could afford. *Problem 1:* Write a program that will calculate the problem and stop after the condition has been met. a=number of loops (start with zero) b=a+1 c=a+b Condition: If c is less than 5, then the loop will continue; else, it will end. 3. *Problem 2:*Print a string variable that states the number of loops required to meet the condition for Problem 1. My attempt below. I used a while loop even though the question is saying IF/THEN/ELSE. To my knowledge loops in Python have to be while/for. Also, it seems like the question is missing some direction, but I could be wrong. Thank you for your help. a = 0 b = a + 1 c = a + b while (c < 5): print(c) c = c + 1 <Response follows> Yes, I agree the wording of the question is confusing. But I think the following solution makes sense for it. My solution is close to yours, with a few differences: . 1) the variable a will count the number of times the loop goes around. 2) variable a has to be incremented inside the while loop 3) both a and c have to be initialized to zero before the loop starts. 4) after the loop ends, print a string with the variable to tell how many times the loop went a = 0 #increments with each loop c = 0 while (c<5): b = a+1 c = a+b a += 1 print(c) print("Number of loops until c >= 5:", a) I think that is all that is being asked here. HTH! -William _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor