Byte wrote: > How can I make the following code: > > from random import random > > > > def stuff(a, mx): > x = 2 > while x == 2: > x = random() > if x == mx: print x > else: print 'No luck,', x > x = 2 > > Stop when x == mx?
What's the intention behind setting x = 2 at all? def stuff(a, mx): while True: x = random() if x == mx: print x else: print 'No luck,', x Should do the same as you're code above. If stuff will never be called with mx=None, I would suggest using def stuff(a, mx): x = None while x != mx: x = random() if x == mx: print x else: print 'No luck,', x Also note that random() returns a float and it is *very* unlikely that the condition x == mx will ever come true -- Benjamin Niemann Email: pink at odahoda dot de WWW: http://www.odahoda.de/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list