🔒 how do i make it so if i say "Yes" or "yes" then it says the if statement instead of the else

[golden mist]

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[vapid raft]

and when you input anything other than "yes" or "no" then it says something like "Please answer the question" until you say yes/no

[hollow arch]

.lower is .lower()

[granite violet]

if you want help with your code, paste it as text, not a screenshot.

and paste all of it, not just a little bit

[hollow arch]

looking at it, that might actually be all of it

[raven laurel]

did it help?

did the responses help?

[vapid raft]

oke

[fiery spear]

nah they want to loop until the user has entered 'yes' or 'no'

[vapid raft]

this part fixed the saying yes or no part

[fiery spear]

you need a loop

[vapid raft]

but i need to add while loop yes?

i think

[fiery spear]

yes

[hollow arch]

... im aware, but fixing the first error is the first step

[fiery spear]

try to think how you would implement it

any ideas?

[vapid raft]

question2 = input (f"Is your name {question}? ")
while
    if question2.lower() == ("yes"):
    print("Your name is so cool!")
    else:
    print("That's not your name! You liar!")```

[raven laurel]

while something != True

it should be looping

when the condition has been met

make something == true

that's the hint

[fiery spear]

there needs to be a condition for it to loop continuously

and when the condition is false it should stop the loop

in your case you want to stop the loop when user has either entered a 'yes' or 'no'

!e

i = 5
while i > 0:
    print(i)
    i = i - 1```

[golden mist]

@fiery spear :white_check_mark: Your 3.12 eval job has completed with return code 0.

001 | 5
002 | 4
003 | 3
004 | 2
005 | 1

[vapid raft]

so like

[fiery spear]

see above

see that example to understand how to use a while loop

[vapid raft]

!e question = input("What is your name? ")
question2 = input (f"Is your name {question}? ")
while question2 == True:
if question2.lower() == ("yes"):
print("Your name is so cool!")
elif question2.lower == ("no")
break
else:
print("Please enter (Yes) or (No)")

[golden mist]

@vapid raft :x: Your 3.12 eval job has completed with return code 1.

001 |   File "/home/main.py", line 6
002 |     elif question2.lower == ("no")
003 |                                   ^
004 | SyntaxError: expected ':'

[winter forum]

You don't need the () around "no"

[fiery spear]

also python doesn't know if the answer is correct unless you tell it to so you can't do while question2 == True

[vapid raft]

how do i tell python that yes is the correct answer

[fiery spear]

when the user enters a valid answer you can change the value of a condition variable

[fiery spear]

!e

run_until_0 = True
i = 5
while run_until_0 == True:
    print(i)
    if i == 0:
        run_until_0 = False
    i = i - 1```

[golden mist]

@fiery spear :white_check_mark: Your 3.12 eval job has completed with return code 0.

001 | 5
002 | 4
003 | 3
004 | 2
005 | 1
006 | 0

[fiery spear]

do you see how that works

I am changing the value of variable run_until_0 to False when i = 0

you can do something similar when user has entered yes or no you can change some condition variable to False

[vapid raft]

i do not understand it

[fiery spear]

wait

[winter forum]

Which part?

[vapid raft]

is anyone available to call so i can screenshare

and try explaining it to me like im a new born

[fiery spear]

nah my introverted ass heads out

[winter forum]

Maybe somebody else might but I don't do that, sorry.

[vapid raft]

all good!

[fiery spear]

plus my English is poor

[fiery spear]

we can just do it in chat. tell me which part of the code do you not understand

[vapid raft]

Okay so

I dont understand how to make it loop after it asks the second question

[fiery spear]

while run_until_0 = True
This line checks if run_until_0 is True

if it is True then run the code inside the while loop

if it's false then don't run the code inside the loop

[vapid raft]

so

while question2 == True:

in my head

should run the question on repeat

[fiery spear]

ok first start like this

make it while True

while True:

now run the code

what happens when you enter a wrong answer

u there?

@vapid raft

[vapid raft]

it spams

Please Enter (Yes) or (No)

[fiery spear]

ok

[vapid raft]

question2 = input (f"Is your name {question}? ")
while True:
    if question2.lower() == "yes":
        print("Your name is so cool!")
    elif question2.lower == "no":
        break
    else:
        print("Please enter (Yes) or (No)")```

[fiery spear]

so you want to spam that until the user enters yes or no right

[vapid raft]

I want it to say that once

every time the user enters an answer that is not

yes or no

[steep veldt]

wouldnt this just infinitely print please enter (yes) or (no)

[vapid raft]

yes

[fiery spear]

not in case of no

[steep veldt]

question2 = input("Please enter (Yes) or (No)")

put this in the else box instead

see what happens

[fiery spear]

ye

[vapid raft]

whenever i type no

it says please enter yes or no

and whenever i press yes

it infinitely says your name is so cool

[fiery spear]

question2.lower()

you have question2.lower

you need ()

delete that

[steep veldt]

also add a break after "yes"

[fiery spear]

don't spoonfeed

[steep veldt]

oki

[vapid raft]

i added () after the second question2.lower

and it broke the code without giving a message

[steep veldt]

post the code you have right now

[fiery spear]

what did you enter

[vapid raft]

the no works

question2 = input (f"Is your name {question}? ")
while True:
    if question2.lower() == "yes":
        print("Your name is so cool!")
    elif question2.lower() == "no":
        print("You lied to me!")
        break
    else:
        question2 = input("Please enter (Yes) or (No) ")```

[steep veldt]

add a break in the yes one

the way that while True: loops work is that you have to stop them yourself

[vapid raft]

whenever i say yes though, it infinitely runs your name is so cool!

[steep veldt]

we want else: to update whatever is in the loop which we do by using input()

[vapid raft]

so i have to break the yes or it will run infinitely?

[steep veldt]

add a break

mhm

[fiery spear]

yes

[vapid raft]

and i have to break after the no as well or it will run infinitely?

[fiery spear]

yes

[vapid raft]

and then the else statement

makes it restart the code

[fiery spear]

runs infinitely until you answer yes or no

[vapid raft]

whenever i put in something that isnt "yes" or "no"

[steep veldt]

exactly

while True loops are very handy

[vapid raft]

i think it works!

[steep veldt]

awesome

[vapid raft]

question = input("What is your name? ")
question2 = input (f"Is your name {question}? ")
while True:
    if question2.lower() == "yes":
        print("Your name is so cool!")
        break
    elif question2.lower() == "no":
        print("You lied to me!")
        break
    else:
        question2 = input("Please enter (Yes) or (No) ")```

[steep veldt]

oh yeah

this thing^^

add a py after ```

makes the code all colorful

splendid

[fiery spear]

but usually break statement is not recommended, there are better ways to do the same

[steep veldt]

out of curiosity how would you do it @fiery spear

[vapid raft]

how could i do it instead of breaking

[steep veldt]

since i would link the while loop to some sort of variable most of the time

[vapid raft]

is there a way to shorten it?

[steep veldt]

not really

[fiery spear]

that's what I am referring to

[vapid raft]

also is there a way to make it so .lower() doesnt show on each and every single one

like can i use a nested loop to make it so everything in the nested loop is lower?

[fiery spear]

not shorter but better. shorter doesn't always mean better readability is important

[vapid raft]

from what i learned a nested loop is a loop in a loop

[steep veldt]

I would do

success = False
while not success:
  if condition:
    success = True
  else:
    (code)```

[vapid raft]

yeah i dont know that

[winter forum]

It's a while loop with an if/else inside of it

[steep veldt]

yep

anything nested is broadly a "thing" inside of a "thing"

[winter forum]

What MildlyPanda showed you wasn't a nested loop.

[steep veldt]

a dictionary inside a dictionary

a function inside a function

etc etc

[winter forum]

a dream within a dream

[steep veldt]

nested dreams

[fiery spear]

lol

nested MildlyPanda

[steep veldt]

be me
self-reflection
find nested me

ok i think the question has been anwered here

off i go

[vapid raft]

i dont know the terms dictionary or function

but i think i get the general jist of how while loops work

now what is a for loop

[steep veldt]

there are plenty of nifty online videos that go over those basics of python

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfscVS0vtbw&t=7s

this is the one i used, but feel free to play it at x2 speed since 4 hours is a little bit daunting

[vapid raft]

i dont like how he stares at me

[steep veldt]

slowing it down and rewinding in case you didnt catch something

[vapid raft]

but ill give it a go

[steep veldt]

dont worry there will be plenty of online sources filled with heaps of knowledge and computer nerds staring at you when you gain experience as a coder

[vapid raft]

i think i might be stuck on for loops for a little bit

[steep veldt]

alright ill quickly explain for loops

[vapid raft]

someone explained them to me

but i dont understand them

[steep veldt]

for loops accept many kinds of variables

strings, lists, and dictionaries for example

and it goes through every "element" of that variable

for example, in a string, the string is comprised off multiple letters

when you put that string in a for loop

[vapid raft]

what is a dictionary

a list is like this [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] right?

a string is ("text")

[steep veldt]

you get to assign another variable to each individual element

[steep veldt]

yes

[steep veldt]

yes

[steep veldt]

dont worry about it for now

[vapid raft]

is a dictionary

word = 1

the dictionary is word?

[steep veldt]

nope

a dictionary is defined by curly brackets

dictionary = {}```

and inside of dictionaries you have a SINGLE key

and a corresponding value

for example 'yes' is my key

'nice' is my value

[vapid raft]

okay so a dictionary is like

word = 1

print(f"I love {word} apple")

[steep veldt]

dictionary = {
  'yes': 'nice'
}```

in this case it would be

dictionary['yes'] (which would give us 'nice')

[vapid raft]

i am confused

[steep veldt]

dont worry

watch the video and he'll give a more thorough explanation

or at least i would hope so if youre sitting through it for 4 hours

ok yeah for now just watch the video

[vapid raft]

Aye aye capn'

[steep veldt]

and save all your questions until after you've finished watching it

[vapid raft]

I'll see how far into the video I can get

[steep veldt]

you might not think that everything in the video is necessary

but almost EVERYTHING

[vapid raft]

I'm playing lethal with some friends in an hour or two so I don't think I'll have time to finish it tonight

[steep veldt]

i have eventually found a use for

np np

in your own time

[vapid raft]

when

i = 0

what is i

0 is an integer right?

what is i called in that situation

[steep veldt]

i is an integer right

i is a variable, and it's type is an integer

on the other hand

if i did

i = "0"

[vapid raft]

so variable =

[steep veldt]

i is a string

yes

[vapid raft]

so if i did

i = True

[steep veldt]

= is always when you want to set a variable

[vapid raft]

that means

i variable = True

[steep veldt]

True/False is what programmers call a boolean

[steep veldt]

nope

all you need is

i = True

[vapid raft]

yes

but like

[steep veldt]

and then i will be created as a variable

[vapid raft]

i = True

in that situation

i is a variable

[steep veldt]

yes

[vapid raft]

and its boolean is true

[steep veldt]

until it gets replaced by something else

yes

[vapid raft]

so

i = 2

i = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

is a list

[steep veldt]

yes

[vapid raft]

variable i = that list

so print(i) would print that list

print is used to print a variable or string?

[steep veldt]

print can be used to print anything

[vapid raft]

okay

so print

prints

[steep veldt]

mhm

[vapid raft]

input makes something that you can reply to?

[steep veldt]

in the case of stuff like strings or integers it wont tell you what type the printed variable is

[steep veldt]

yep

[vapid raft]

and print would make the input visible

[steep veldt]

input() just "freezes" the code until it gets a response

[vapid raft]

some guy ranted to me and dipped

[vapid raft]

so if i wanted to use a for loop

to print the alphabet

and stop at a certain letter

how would i do that

can you call so i can screenshare and say my thought process?

[steep veldt]

so you want to input the letter that is stops at?

[vapid raft]

you dont have to vc or use mic

[steep veldt]

sure

let me set up a google meet

where i live discord is blocked

is that okay with you?

[vapid raft]

Sure

[golden mist]

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