Garry Rowberry wrote:
> def ask_dau_version():
> """Determine the product issue of the DAU."""
> dau_version = None
> while dau_version not in ("2.8", "2.1"):
> dau_version = raw_input("\n\tIs the DAU a version 2.1 or 2.8, please
> enter only 2.1 or 2.8 ")
> print"\n\t\aError! - please enter only 2.1 or 2.8."
> else:
> print""
> return dau_version
>
> I can see why it isn't working, the error message is in the wrong place, but
> I can't see a simple way around it (wood for the trees)
How about using a "while True" loop that you break out of only when a
correct value has been identified:
while True:
dau_version = raw_input('blabla')
if dau_version in ("2.8", "2.1"):
break
else:
print "Error"
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Yours,
Andrei
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