Some python newb help please?

[lrwarren94 at gmail.com]

On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 4:56:35 PM UTC-6, MRAB wrote:
> On 12/11/2013 22:27, l... at gmail.com wrote:> On Tuesday, November 
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> 12, 2013 4:21:58 PM UTC-6, Mark Lawrence wrote:
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>  >> On 12/11/2013 22:14, lr.... at gmail.com wrote:
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>  >>
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>  >> > So I'm trying to write a program for a problem in class, and 
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> something strange is happening that I can't figure out why is happening. 
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> I was wondering if you guys could help me fix it?
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>  >> >
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> [snip]
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>  >
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>  > x = 0
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>  > y = 0
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>  > quitCommand = 0
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>  >
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>  > print "Welcome to the World of Textcraft!"
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>  > print "----------------------------------"
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>  > print ""
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> 
> You can simplify that to:
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>      print
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>  >
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>  > while quitCommand != int(5):
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> 5 is already an int, so int(5) == 5.
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> 
> 
>  >      print "You are currently at (" + str(x) + ", " + str(y) + ")"
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>  >      print "Enter a command (1 = North, 2 = East, 3 = South, 4 = 
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> West, 5 = Exit):"
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>  >      if int(raw_input()) == 1:
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> 
> You're asking the user to enter something and then checking whether its 
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> int value is 1.
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>  >              print "Moving north"
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>  >              y = y + 1
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>  >      elif int(raw_input()) == 2:
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> Now you're asking the user to enter something _again_ and then checking 
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> whether its int value is 2.
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> In other words, in order for it to print "Moving east" the following 
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> steps must occur:
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> 1. Ask the user to enter something.
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> 2. Check whether it's 1. It isn't. (Previous condition)
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> 3. Ask the user to enter something.
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> 4. Check whether it's 2. (This condition)
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>  >              print "Moving east"
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>  >              x = x + 1
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>  >      elif int(raw_input()) == 3:
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> 
> Similar remarks to above, but longer.
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>  >              print "Moving south"
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>  >              y = y - 1
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>  >      elif int(raw_input()) == 4:
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> Similar remarks to above, but longer again.
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>  >              print "Moving west"
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>  >              x = x - 1
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>  >      elif int(raw_input()) == 5:
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> Similar remarks to above, but longer again.
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>  >              print "Dost thou leave so soon? Fare thee well!"
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>  >              quitCommand = 5
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>  >      else:
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>  >              print "I find your lack of reading comprehension skills 
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> disturbing."
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>  >
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> The fix is simple. Ask once:
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>       answer = int(raw_input())
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>       if answer == 1:
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>           ...
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>       elif answer == 2:
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>           ...
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>       ...

Thanks a lot! I'll try this out!
Sorry to everyone else whose eyes I made bleed. I've never used a newsgroup before...still not really sure what they are. Found this through a google search :\