Try and Except not looping - Python

Question

I am trying to loop around a try and except for my menu options, part of the code is below, I am just wondering how I can infinitely loop this to avoid program crashing ... I tried a while true loop but I failed!

error here : https://i.stack.imgur.com/Euk1L.jpg

while True:
    try:
       choice = int(input("What would you like to do?\n1)Code a word\n2)Decode a word\n3)Print the coded words list\n4)Quit the program\n5)Clear Coded Words List\n>>>"))#Asking for choice from user
    except ValueError:
        print("Invalid entry! Try again")
        choice =int(input("What would you like to do?\n1)Code a word\n2)Decode a word\n3)Print the coded words list\n4)Quit the program\n5)Clear Coded Words List\n>>>"))#Asking for choice from user
        continue
    else:
        break

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 05 '16 at 08:26

Try something along

valid_entry = False
while not valid_entry:
    try:
        choice = (...)
    except ValueError:
        print("Invalid entry! Try again")
    else:
        valid_entry = True
< here you have a valid choice variable and valid_entry is True >

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 05 '16 at 08:35

0

If you want this snippet to loop you need to introduce, well, a loop. E.g.:

input_valid = False
while not input_valid:
    try:
        choice=int(input("What would you like to do?\n1)Code a word\n2)Decode a word\n3)Print the coded words list\n4)Quit the program\n5)Clear Coded Words List\n>>>"))#Asking for choice from user
        input_valid = True
    except ValueError:
        print("Invalid Entry!\nPlease Try Again\n")

edited Feb 05 '16 at 08:35

Falko

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answered Feb 05 '16 at 08:28

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Based on feedback i changed my code and still got the error – Youssef Shebl Feb 05 '16 at 08:45

Try and Except not looping - Python

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