Must input negatively multiple times to break out of loop

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This is a piece of code I made which works as expected except for the else branch. I have to type in a response without y 3 times to successfully go into that branch. Does anyone understand why that is happening?

def marker_question(position, marker_position): invalid_input = True while invalid_input: write("Would you like to do anything with the marker?") answer = input().lower().strip() if "y" in answer: write("Would you like to pick it up and place it or would you like to teleport to it?") answer = input().lower().strip() if "pick" in answer or "place" in answer: marker_position = position invalid_input = False elif "teleport" in answer: position = marker_position invalid_input = False else: write("That is not a possible action") else: write("You have decided to do nothing with the marker") invalid_input = False return position, marker_position

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What, if anything, is the code printing out when you do this? A transcript of a run exhibiting the problem would be helpful. — jasonharper
– jasonharper, Commented Sep 5, 2018 at 3:12
Can you show the output/input of your program where you say you have to do it 3 times? To me it only seems like there would be a case where you would have to type something without y 2 times. — Karl
– Karl, Commented Sep 5, 2018 at 3:12
There are two else branches in this code. Which are you referring to? — John Gordon
– John Gordon, Commented Sep 5, 2018 at 3:48
so to answer John Gordon write is a self defined print function which prints every character in the arguement with the tiniest time.sleep() in between which prints out things very aesthetically. Also I am referring to the last else statement. To answer everyone else I will edit the question to have an example — Umair Ahmed
– Umair Ahmed, Commented Sep 5, 2018 at 5:05

ChaosPredictor · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-05 07:18:46Z

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I'm not sure what the issue but try input with quotation marks It's work for me

Check the input function if you use it right

answered Sep 5, 2018 at 7:18

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Umair Ahmed Over a year ago

strangely enough that works. Ill just make it so it adds that to the outsides of the input.

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