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user2149780
user2149780

Reputation: 175

Why won't the last else statement work? Python

Saying "n" to "Do you have a fever?" outputs False instead of prompting me for an answer to "Do you have a stuffy nose?". The other else statements work. Saying "y" to "Do you have a fever?", "n" to "Do you have a rash?", and "n" to "Does your ear hurt?" prints "Flu". I can't figure out why that one else statement doesn't work. 

def part3():
    if(raw_input("Do you have a fever? (y/n): ") == "y"):
        if(raw_input("Do you have a rash? (y/n): ") == "y"):
            print "Measles"
        else:
            if(raw_input("Does your ear hurt? (y/n): ") == "y"):
                print "Ear Infection"
            else:
                print "Flu" 
    else:
        if(raw_input("Do you have a stuffy nose? (y/n): " == "y")):
            print "Head Cold"
        else:
            print "Hypochondriac"

Upvotes: 0

Views: 102

Answers (1)

AndrewGrant
AndrewGrant

Reputation: 808

I found your mistake, and you are gonna hate yourself for it. This line

if(raw_input("Do you have a stuffy nose? (y/n): " == "y")):

should be

if(raw_input("Do you have a stuffy nose? (y/n): ") == "y"):

To explain a little more about why it printed false: "Do you have a stuffy nose? (y/n): " == "y" is evaluated to False, so it is like saying raw_input(False) which will print "False", but still get input

Upvotes: 10

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