[Tutor] password loop

[Steven D'Aprano]

ADRIAN KELLY wrote:
> Can anyone help me with the programme below; i hope you can see what i am trying to do, if i enter the wrong password the loop goes on forever and if i enter the right one nothing is printed...
> i am a newbie............all comments welcome
>  
> thanks adrian................
>  
> print 'hello'
> print 'i am your computer'
>  
> # set the values
> password='route9999'
> Enter_Password=raw_input ('please enter your password: ')

This sets the password once, outside the loop.

> #password loop
> while Enter_Password != password:
>     if Enter_Password !=password:
>         print 'try again'
>     else:
>         print 'well done'

This loops forever, but never asks for a password. You need to ask for a 
password *inside* the loop.


actual_password = 'route9999'
given_password = ''
while given_password != actual_password:
     given_password = raw_input('please enter your password: ')
     if given_password == actual_password:
         print 'well done'
     else:
         print 'try again'


-- 
Steven