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Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input?

Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Date 2013-09-13 15:12 -0700
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Subject Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input?
From William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com>

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On Thursday, September 12, 2013 9:39:33 PM UTC+12, Oscar Benjamin wrote:
> On 12 September 2013 07:04, William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks everyone for helping but I did listen to you :3 Sorry. This is my code, it works, I know it's not the best way to do it and it's the long way round but it is one of my first programs ever and I'm happy with it:
> 
> 
> 
> Hi William, I'm glad you've solved your initial problem and I just
> 
> wanted to make a couple of comments about how your program could be
> 
> simplified or improved. The comments are below.
> 

Hello, I've done this so far but why doesn't the mode function work?

'''#*************************************************************************'''
#* Name:        Mode-Median-Mean Calculator                                   *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Purpose:     To calculate the mode, median and mean of a list of numbers   *#
#*              and the mode of a list of strings because that is what we are *#
#*              learning in math atm in school :P                             *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Author:      William Bryant                                                *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Created:     11/09/2013                                                    *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Copyright:   (c) William 2013                                              *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Licence:     IDK :3                                                        *#
'''**************************************************************************'''




#-----#                   ~~Import things I am using~~                   #-----#

#         |
#        |
#       \/

import time
import itertools



#-----#        ~~Variables that I am using, including the list.~~        #-----#

#         |
#        |
#       \/

List = []
NumberOfXItems = []
Themode = []

#-----#                   ~~Functions that I am using.~~                 #-----#

#         |
#        |
#       \/

def HMNs():
    global TheStr, user_inputHMNs, List_input, List
    user_inputHMNs = input("You picked string. This program cannot calculate the mean or median, but it can calculate the mode. :D  How many strings are you using in your list? (Can not be a decimal number)  \nEnter:  ")
    user_inputHMNs
    time.sleep(1.5)
    TheStr = int(user_inputHMNs)
    for i in range(TheStr):
        List_input = input("Enter your strings. (One in each input field):  ")
        List.append(List_input)
        print("Your list -> ", List)
        if List.count == int(user_inputHMNs):
            break
        mode()

def HMNn():
    global TheNum, user_inputHMNn, List_input, List
    user_inputHMNn = input("You picked number. :D How many numbers are you using in your list? (Can not be a decimal number) \nEnter:  ")
    user_inputHMNn
    time.sleep(1.5)
    TheNum = int(user_inputHMNn)
    for i in range(TheNum):
        List_input = input("Enter your numbers. (One in each input field):  ")
        List_input = int(List_input)
        List.append(List_input)
        print("Your list -> ", List)
        if List.count == int(user_inputHMNn):
            break
        mode()
def NOS():
    while True: # Loops forever (until the break)
        answer = input("Does your list contain a number or a string?  \nEnter: ")
        answer = answer.lower()
        if answer in ("string", "str", "s"):
            HMNs()
            break
        elif answer in ("number", "num", "n", "int"):
            HMNn()
            break
        elif answer in ("quit", "q"):
            break  # Exits the while loop
        else:
            print("You did not enter a valid field, :P Sorry.  \nEnter: ")
    time.sleep(1.5)

def mode():
    global NumberOfXItems, Themode
    for i in List:
        NumberOfXItems.append(i)
        NumberOfXItems.append(List.count(i))
    Themode = max(NumberOfXItems)
    print(Themode)



#-----#               ~~The functions which need calling~~               #-----#

#         |
#        |
#       \/

NOS()

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Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-10 21:49 -0700
  Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-09-11 05:11 +0000
    Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-10 22:39 -0700
      Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? Jugurtha Hadjar <jugurtha.hadjar@gmail.com> - 2013-09-11 10:32 +0100
        Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-11 12:33 -0700
          Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-09-11 19:46 +0000
          Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? Jugurtha Hadjar <jugurtha.hadjar@gmail.com> - 2013-09-12 02:14 +0100
          Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? Jugurtha Hadjar <jugurtha.hadjar@gmail.com> - 2013-09-12 02:08 +0100
      Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-09-11 11:50 +0000
        Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-11 12:31 -0700
          Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-09-11 20:32 +0000
          RE: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com.dmarc.invalid> - 2013-09-11 19:58 +0000
          Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-09-11 17:14 -0400
  Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-11 23:04 -0700
    Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-09-12 10:39 +0100
      Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-13 15:12 -0700
        Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-09-13 22:41 +0000
        Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-09-13 23:48 +0100
          Re: Help please, why doesn't it show the next input? William Bryant <gogobebe2@gmail.com> - 2013-09-13 16:34 -0700

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