Interrupting and restarting a python script

Question

Let's say that I have a script that looks like this

myInput = input(int('Enter a number: '))
while myInput > 0:
    print(myInput)
    myInput-=1

Is there a way that I can interrupt the while loop and return to the part that asks for user input?

Yes, you should handle [`KeyboardInterrupt`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#KeyboardInterrupt) exception. — Olvin Roght, Aug 06 '20 at 07:33
Or you can simply put an input() in your while loop if you want you user to give you several input. — Clément, Aug 06 '20 at 07:34
Did you mean to put ‘while True:’ at the top of your code? — quamrana, Aug 06 '20 at 07:36

Or Y · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-06T13:07:21.180

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Assuming you are referring to a KeyboardInterrupt:

def foo():
    try:
        myInput = int(input('Enter a number: '))
        while myInput > 0:
            print(myInput)
            myInput-=1
        return True
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        return False

while not foo():
    pass

edited Aug 06 '20 at 13:07

answered Aug 06 '20 at 07:36

Or Y

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oops fixed that – Or Y Aug 06 '20 at 13:09

Interrupting and restarting a python script

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