Re: complete brain fart, it doesn't loop

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Date	2014-07-28 03:55 +1000
Subject	Re: complete brain fart, it doesn't loop
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 3:53 AM, Martin S <shieldfire@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have this snippet in my web application. Question is why doesn't the
> stupid thing loop ten times? It loops exactly 1 time.
>
>   # Reset counter
>     counter = 0
>
>     while counter <= 10:
>
>         return "<p>Long line with games</p>"
>
>         counter=counter+1

When you hit the 'return', it stops the function immediately :)

ChrisA

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Re: complete brain fart, it doesn't loop Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-28 03:55 +1000

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