While loop is not working in Python

Question

The program will allow me to input the values, but their is no calculations and it doesn't print. I have moved the endProgram input all over and it just turns it into an infinite loop.

def main ():
 endProgram = "no"
 while endProgram == "no":
        totalBottles = getBottles()
        totalPayout = calcPayout(totalBottles)
        printInfo = (totalBottles, totalPayout)
        endProgram = raw_input("Do you want to end the program? Enter yes or no:") 

def getBottles():
    counter = 1
    totalBottles = 0
    todayBottles = 0

    while counter <= 7:
        todayBottles = input("Enter number of bottles for today:")
        totalBottles = totalBottles + todayBottles
        counter = counter + 1
    return totalBottles

def calcPayout(totalBottles):
    totalPayout = 0
    totalPayout = totalBottles * .10
    return totalPayout
def printInfo(totalBottles,totalPayout):
    print "The total bottles collected is:",totalBottles
    print "The total payout is $ :",totalPayout

Do you call main() somewhere? As stands, this code will exit without doing anything. — tdelaney
– tdelaney, Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 21:17
Yes main() is at the end. I guess it didn't get picked up on the copy. — Matt331
– Matt331, Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 21:31

Anton Protopopov · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-22 21:46:14Z

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To print you have to remove = in line (because it assigns values to variable)

 printInfo = (totalBottles, totalPayout)

It has to be:

 printInfo(totalBottles, totalPayout)

This way you call function with variables.

edited Jan 22, 2016 at 21:46

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answered Jan 22, 2016 at 21:15

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Matt331 Over a year ago

I can't believe it was that simple oversight. Thank you so much!!

ΦXocę 웃 Пepeúpa ツ · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-22 21:37:25Z

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You are assigning a tuple (totalBottles, totalPayout) to a function, that is the reason why is not working.

printInfo is a function that only prints and has no returns... therefore change the statement

printInfo = (totalBottles, totalPayout)

for printInfo(totalBottles, totalPayout)

answered Jan 22, 2016 at 21:37

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