Python break function doesn't end while true

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Why will the break not end the while true and return to the start?

while True:
    print('This is a quiz')
    print('What is your name?')
    Name = input()
    print('Hello ' + Name + ', The quiz will now begin')
    import time
    time.sleep(2)
    question1 = "Question one: "
    answer1 = "True" and "true"
    print(question1)
    qanswer = input()

    if qanswer != answer1:
        print('Sorry, the answer is: ' + answer1)
        break

    if answer1 == qanswer:
            print("Correct! Here's the next question")

I'm pretty new to python so I assume it's just a simple misuse of the terms.

answer1 = "True" and "true" This is not doing what you think it is. Try printing answer1 after you create the variable. If you want to compare the user input to two different strings, you need to compare the input against both strings. Documentation on and — unholysampler
– unholysampler, Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 22:48
I don't think this means what you think it means: answer1 = "True" and "true". — Fred Larson
– Fred Larson, Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 22:48

Yuval Adam · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-19 22:51:54Z

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break exists the entire while loop.

continue is what you're looking for, returning to the next while iteration.

You can read more about control flow tools, break and continue in the official docs: http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/controlflow.html#break-and-continue-statements-and-else-clauses-on-loops

(You also have some other bugs as others have mentioned correctly)

edited Dec 19, 2012 at 22:51

answered Dec 19, 2012 at 22:43

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Foggzie · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-19 22:44:45Z

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use the "continue" keyword, not "break".

answered Dec 19, 2012 at 22:44

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Davoud Taghawi-Nejad · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-19 22:59:25Z

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....
answer1 = ["True", "true"]
...
if not(qanswer in answer1):
    print('Sorry, the answer is: ' + answer1)
    break
else:
   print("Correct! Here's the next question")

answered Dec 19, 2012 at 22:59

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