Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'else:': 0.03; 'from:addr:yahoo.co.uk': 0.04; 'elif': 0.05; 'output': 0.05; 'class,': 0.07; 'rename': 0.07; 'subject:help': 0.08; 'advice.': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'tismer': 0.09; 'west,': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; '")"': 0.16; '"enter': 0.16; 'command,': 0.16; 'comparison.': 0.16; 'east,': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'fix': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'thanks.': 0.20; 'command': 0.22; '>>>': 0.22; 'input': 0.22; 'programming': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; '"you': 0.24; 'url:moin': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; 'guys': 0.24; 'appreciated': 0.26; 'compare': 0.26; 'skip:" 30': 0.26; 'second': 0.26; 'post': 0.26; 'asking': 0.27; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'wondering': 0.29; 'leave': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; 'is?': 0.30; 'statement': 0.30; 'subject:please': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'page.': 0.31; 'that.': 0.31; 'url:wiki': 0.31; 'once,': 0.31; 'quotes': 0.31; 'though.': 0.31; 'anyone': 0.31; 'figure': 0.32; 'quite': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'link.': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; "can't": 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'google': 0.35; 'idle': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'half': 0.37; 'too': 0.37; 'christian': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; '12,': 0.39; 'sure': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'how': 0.40; 'read': 0.60; 'above,': 0.60; 'world.': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'email addr:gmail.com': 0.63; 'world': 0.66; 'here': 0.66; 'anything.': 0.68; 'enjoy': 0.71; 'inline': 0.74; 'lack': 0.78; 'fare': 0.84; 'north,': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Mark Lawrence Subject: Re: Some python newb help please? Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:54:40 +0000 References: <22894a10-1ffd-4671-94f4-962dfb56e4fd@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: host-92-24-215-29.ppp.as43234.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.1.0 In-Reply-To: <22894a10-1ffd-4671-94f4-962dfb56e4fd@googlegroups.com> X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 91 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1384296897 news.xs4all.nl 16006 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42685 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:59245 First thing would you please read and action this https://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython so we don't have to read double spaced google crap, thanks. On 12/11/2013 22:27, lrwarren94@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? >> >>> >> >>> http://pastebin.com/6QZTvx6Z >> >>> >> >>> Basically, 1 and 2 work just fine as inputs, but whenever I input 3 or 4, idle just doesn't do anything. Does anyone know why that is? any suggestions on how to fix? Any help is much appreciated :) >> >>> >> >> >> >> Please put your code inline so we can see it, if it's too long see this >> >> http://sscce.org/ for advice. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Python is the second best programming language in the world. >> >> But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer >> >> >> >> Mark Lawrence > > I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. it was on that pastebin link. I'll post it again here though. it's no longer than half a page. > > x = 0 > y = 0 > quitCommand = 0 > > print "Welcome to the World of Textcraft!" > print "----------------------------------" > print "" You don't need the double quotes in the line above, the print statement on its own will output a newline. > > while quitCommand != int(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: > print "Moving north" > y = y + 1 > elif int(raw_input()) == 2: > print "Moving east" > x = x + 1 > elif int(raw_input()) == 3: > print "Moving south" > y = y - 1 > elif int(raw_input()) == 4: > print "Moving west" > x = x - 1 > elif int(raw_input()) == 5: > print "Dost thou leave so soon? Fare thee well!" > quitCommand = 5 > else: > print "I find your lack of reading comprehension skills disturbing." > > You're asking for input in every comparison. Change this to request the input once, store it and then compare it. If you rename quitCommand to command, you'd have command = int(raw_input()) if command == 1: etc. Enjoy :) -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence