Else statement executing when it shouldnt

[eli m]

On Sunday, January 20, 2013 8:52:12 PM UTC-8, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM, eli m <techgeek201 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > an else statement is running when it shouldnt be. It is on the last line. Whenever i am in the math or game function, when i type in main, it goes back to the start of the program, but it also says not a valid function. I am stumped!
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> Check your indentation levels. I see a few things here that look odd:
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> >     if function == "help":
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> >         while helpfunc == 0:
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> >             if helpmain == "main":
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> >         else:
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> What is the else meant to bind to? The innermost if? The 'if function
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> == "help"'? It's currently binding to the while.
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> Recommendation: Break this up! Your main loop is huge! It's way too
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> easy to get lost in it. And while you're at it, consider unifying some
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> of the similar blocks of code. The solution to both issues is simple:
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> Use functions. Have you been taught about them yet?
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> Also, side tip: Be honest about homework. I'm fairly sure that's what
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> this is. :)
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> ChrisA

Its not homework. It is a personal project.