[Tutor] creating a dictionary for capital quiz program

[Alan Gauld]

On 02/06/15 17:17, Peter Otten wrote:

>>>>           choice = input('Do you want to play again y/n: ')
>>>>           if choice.upper() == 'N':
>>>>               print('end of game')
>>>>               break
>>>>           elif choice.upper() != 'Y':
>>>>               print("invalid choice")
>>
>> Y goes round again silently.
>> Anything other than Y or N prints the error then tries again.
>
> ... with the next state. I meant that instead the question "Do you want to
> play again y/n:" should be repeated until there is a valid answer, either y
> or n.

OK, I agree that it's a rad unconventional.
I thought you thought he was just quitting with the error message.

> Suggested behaviour:
>
> $ python capitals.py
> Enter the capital of Mississippi :Jackson
> Correct
> Do you want to play again y/n: x
> invalid choice
> Do you want to play again y/n: z
> invalid choice

Yes this would be the normal idiom.

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