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Python

Posted by Dale Sellers
Dale Sellers
6,613 Points

I'm stuck on problem #2. With every number I enter, it prints every line after 'continue' (EG: You entered: etc.)

Give me a number, or 'q' to quit: 5 You entered: [5.0] The total is: 5.0 The average is: 5.0 Give me a number, or 'q' to quit: 5 You entered: [5.0, 5.0] The total is: 10.0 The average is: 5.0 Give me a number, or 'q' to quit: 5 You entered: [5.0, 5.0, 5.0] The total is: 15.0 The average is: 5.0 Give me a number, or 'q' to quit: 5 You entered: [5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0] The total is: 20.0 The average is: 5.0 Give me a number, or 'q' to quit: q

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

Looks like something didn't get linked here properly. Can you post a link to the challenge you're working on, and the code you have now?

Dale Sellers
Dale Sellers
6,613 Points 
def total_and_average():
    numbers = []
    while True:
        num = input("Give me a number, or 'q' to quit: ").lower()
        if num == 'q':
            break
        try:
                numbers.append(float(num))
        except ValueError:
                continue # if anything is entered that is not a number and not a q, then ask again...
    print("You entered: ", numbers)
    print("The total is: ", sum(numbers))
    print("The average is: ", sum(numbers)/len(numbers))
total_and_average()

1 Answer

Dale Sellers
Dale Sellers
6,613 Points
Dale Sellers
Dale Sellers
6,613 Points

Michael Hulet , thank you for your quick response. I figured it out. My editor was not showing me TABS and SPACES in my code and I had them mixed up.