[Techtalk] Python (resent)

[Terri]

This bounced back at me.  I imagine it's not useful now, but I thought I'd
resend just to make sure there wasn't some problem on this end causing it to
fail...

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> #!/usr/bin/python
> password = "foobar"
> 
> while password!="unicorn":
>     password=raw_input("Password : ")
> print "Welcome in."
> 
> I have tried the script with for loops, with another while loop and nothing
> works. Can someone suggest something or I am doomed from the start to
> accept that I will never be able to program anything as simple as I am sure
> this solution is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not sure if you just want a solution to look at or a pointer to the
solution... the pointer is that a for or a while loop would do, but you
probably just had your loops a bit messed up.  

Here's my solution, tested and all.  Not exactly a thing of beauty, but I
hope it's clear how it works.  If it needs explanation, let me know.

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

count = 0

while count < 3 and password != "unicorn":
        password=raw_input("Password: ")
        count = count + 1

if password=="unicorn":
        print "Welcome in"
else:
        print "Too many tries.  Exiting."

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