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python-2.7datewhile-loop
niuniu
niuniu

Reputation: 13

Python while loop does not stop

I am writing a script to ask user to enter a date. If it is a date format, then return the entry; otherwise, continue. But my code doesn't stop even the user input is valid. Could somebody please share some insight? Thanks!

def date_input(prompt):
    while True:
        date_text = raw_input(prompt)
        try:           
            datetime.datetime.strptime(date_text, '%Y-%m-%d')
            return date_text
        except:
            print('Invalid input.')
            continue

Upvotes: 1

Views: 71

Answers (1)

orlp
orlp

Reputation: 117661

You should never use except, always check for a specific exception:

except ValueError:

Then your real error should come through. I suspect you didn't import datetime.

Upvotes: 2

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