In <0fa050c1-3a00-4c17-9fa6-b79a22485...@googlegroups.com> Bradley Wright <bradley.wright....@gmail.com> writes:
> while raw_input != "quit" or "q": Others have pointed out flaws in this statement. However, even if you had written the loop the 'correct' way: user_input = raw_input() while user_input != "quit" or user_input != "q": There is still a logic bug. This loop will execute forever, because no matter what the user enters, it will be unequal to "q" or unequal to "quit". Use 'and' instead of 'or'. Of course in this specific situation, as others have suggested, 'in' is better still. -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gor...@panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list