Simple python program ran into infinite loop

Question

I am trying to make a simple XOR program. Once I finished checking my syntax, I ran my program and ran into an infinite loop. I can't find my error. Help?

def disencode(n):
    seconde = raw_input("Input_Second_String")
    y = len(n)
    x = 0
    while x < y:
        if n[x] == seconde[x]:
            print 0
        else:
            print 1
        x =+1
disencode(raw_input("Input_First_String"))

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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x=+1 should be x += 1, as with your current code, you never increment x, as x =+ 1 is the same thing as x = 1.

You're effectively setting x as 1, never increasing it, and asking the loop to run while x < y, which is infinite.

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Mar 19 '17 at 18:35

ocelot

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 19 '17 at 18:41

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use x += 1 for incrementing x instead of x =+1

answered Mar 19 '17 at 18:41

herrschmarck

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Simple python program ran into infinite loop

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