[Techtalk] Python question

[Mandi]

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, BUNTER MATTHEW wrote:

>
> #!/usr/bin/python
> password = "foobar"
>
> while password!="unicorn":
>     password=raw_input("Password : ")
> print "Welcome in."
>

I've never programmed python before, but here's something:

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#!/usr/bin/python
password = "foobar"
count = 0

while (count < 3) :
    if(password!="unicorn") :
        password=raw_input("Password : ")
        count = count + 1
    else :
        print "Welcome in."

if(count == 3) :
    print "Failed three tries."

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It's not pretty, but what it's doing is using the variable "count" to
check for the three tries.  when it matches, you get the "Welcome in."  If
it never matches and drops out of the while loop, it checks the value of
"count" and prints the "Failed three tries." message.

Anyway, I hope that gives you something useful to look at.

--mandi