First python program, syntax error in while loop

[Roy Smith]

In article 
<b00aecc2-149d-4ba8-a096-267dc881d0a1 at n5g2000pbg.googlegroups.com>,
 alex23 <wuwei23 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 6, 10:37 pm, Mark Lawrence <breamore... at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > One of these days I'll work out why some people insist on using
> > superfluous parentheses in Python code.  Could it be that they enjoy
> > exercising their fingers by reaching for the shift key in conjunction
> > with the 9 or 0 key?
> 
> One of these days I'll work out why some programmers consider typing
> to be "effort".

RSI.