Help please, why doesn't it show the next input?

[William Bryant]

Thanks everyone for helping but I did listen to you :3 Sorry. This is my code, it works, I know it's not the best way to do it and it's the long way round but it is one of my first programs ever and I'm happy with it:

'''#*************************************************************************'''
#* Name:        Mode-Median-Mean Calculator                                   *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Purpose:     To calculate the mode, median and mean of a list of numbers   *#
#*              and the mode of a list of strings because that is what we are *#
#*              learning in math atm in school :P                             *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Author:      William Bryant                                                *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Created:     11/09/2013                                                    *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Copyright:   (c) William 2013                                              *#
#*                                                                            *#
#* Licence:     IDK :3                                                        *#
'''**************************************************************************'''




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import time
import itertools



#-----#        ~~Variables that I am using, including the list.~~        #-----#

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num_or_string = None
amount_numbers = []
List = []
prompt = "Does your list contain, a number or a string?  \nEnter:  "
user_inputHMNn = None
user_inputHMNs = None

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user_inputNOS = input(prompt)
user_inputNOS
time.sleep(1.5)

def NOS():
    if user_inputNOS == "String" or user_inputNOS == "string" or user_inputNOS == "STRING" or user_inputNOS == "s" or user_inputNOS == "S" or user_inputNOS == "str":
        HMNs()
    elif user_inputNOS == "Number" or user_inputNOS == "number" or user_inputNOS == "NUMBER" or user_inputNOS == "N" or user_inputNOS == "N" or user_inputNOS == "int" or user_inputNOS == "num":
        HMNn()
    else:
        global user_inputNOS2
        global prompt
        prompt = "You did not enter a valid field, :P Sorry.  \nEnter:  "
        user_inputNOS2 = input(prompt)
        user_inputNOS2
        time.sleep(1.5)
        NOS2()

def NOS2():
    if user_inputNOS2 == "String" or user_inputNOS2 == "string" or user_inputNOS2 == "STRING" or user_inputNOS2 == "s" or user_inputNOS2 == "S" or user_inputNOS2 == "str":
        HMNs()
    elif user_inputNOS2 == "Number" or user_inputNOS2 == "number" or user_inputNOS2 == "NUMBER" or user_inputNOS2 == "N" or user_inputNOS2 == "N" or user_inputNOS2 == "int" or user_inputNOS2 == "num":
        HMNn()
    else:
        global prompt
        prompt = "You did not enter a valid field, :P Sorry.  \nEnter:  "
        user_inputNOS2
        time.sleep(1.5)
        NOS2()

def HMNs():
    global TheStr, user_inputHMNs, List_input
    user_inputHMNs = input("You picked string. This program cannot calculate the mean or median, but it can calculate the mode. :D  How many strings are you using in your list? (Can not be a decimal number)  \nEnter:  ")
    user_inputHMNs
    time.sleep(1.5)
    TheStr = int(user_inputHMNs)
    for i in range(TheStr):
        List_input = input("Enter your strings. (One in each input field):  ")
        List.append(List_input)
        print("Your list -> ", List)

def HMNn():
    global TheNum, user_inputHMNn, List_input
    user_inputHMNn = input("You picked number. :D How many numbers are you using in your list? (Can not be a decimal number) \nEnter:  ")
    user_inputHMNn
    time.sleep(1.5)
    TheNum = int(user_inputHMNn)
    for i in range(TheNum):
        List_input = input("Enter your numbers. (One in each input field):  ")
        List.append(List_input)
        print("Your list -> ", List)


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NOS()


Not done. I'll finish it today! :) Oh and thanks so much for helping, you guys are really nice :D Thanks a lot.