Python while loop keeps repeating itself

Question

Simple question but it is driving me nuts. why when I run this code does it just keep repeating itself? And my indentations are correct just had to space 4 times to post this for whatever reason.

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Source code:

scores = []

choice = None
while choice != "0":

print(
"""
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"""
)

choice = input("choice: ")
print()

if choice == "0":
print ("exiting")

elif choice == "1":
score = int(input("what score did you get?: "))
scores.append(score)

else:
print ("no")

input ("\n\nPress enter to exit")

sayan 98 is was my identation under my while loop. thank you — Jacob Moore
– Jacob Moore, Commented Jul 27, 2016 at 22:14

sayan · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-28 07:54:28Z

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This is because you are not using proper indentation. Please indent the code under the while loop that you want to execute while choice != 0

Further there is no mistake with comparison as @wookie919 wrongly indicated because you're taking a String as input and not an Int. You can however typecast your input as a string by wrapping it around an int() like int(input("Choice .. "))

Hope it helped.

edited Jul 28, 2016 at 7:54

answered Jul 27, 2016 at 11:55

sayan

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wookie919 · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-27 04:37:09Z

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It's because you are comparing an Integer to a String. Try entering "0" instead of just 0. Or modify your program to compare with 0 instead of "0".

answered Jul 27, 2016 at 4:37

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Two-Bit Alchemist Over a year ago

Where is OP comparing an int to a string?

wookie919 Over a year ago

@Two-BitAlchemist It's an educated guess after trying OP's code.

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