[Tutor] Stephen Mik-Almost Brand New to Python 3.4.0-"Guess My Number" program is syntactically correct but will not run as expected

[Philip Dexter]

On Mon, 28 Apr 2014, C Smith wrote:

> I should probably clarify that this list is mainly for python2.7, correct me if I am wrong.

I don't think that is true.

> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 1:49 PM, C Smith <illusiontechniques at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The reason this is happening here is you need to import sys.

I don't know why you would think importing sys would fix this.

> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Stephen Mik <mik.stephen at yahoo.com.dmarc.invalid> wrote:
>     I must be doing something very wrong. The program is supposed to run a main loop ,for control of the program. The program DOES print out the prompts
> before the While Loop, but when it comes to a variable named"smv_guessNumber" the program DOES NOT prompt for the input for "smv_guessNumber" as it should. It
> is a mystery to me as to why the program will not get to the "smv_guessNumber=int(input("Think out a first guess:")". I am mystified why it doesn't reach that
> point in the program! Can anyone please help? I have attached the Python Traceback Error Output,which shows that at least part of the program IS working. I
> also have attached part of the code for the Assignment 4 which should help in the debugging.I need help ASAP,another program is due very soon and I have not
> even worked out the pseudocode for it yet!
> CONCERNED,Stephen W. Mik

Your first while loop is not running. You convert smv_grandCounter to
an int but compare it with a string.