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bbartling
bbartling

Reputation: 3514

Create a simple countdown timer Python

Could someone give me a tip? I am attempting to create a countdown timer that will reset based on the episodes...

For example I was hoping this code below would countdown from 10 - 0, 15 times (total_episodes) but it only counts down once... Any tips greatly appreciated..

import time

total_episodes = 15 
n=10

for episode in range(total_episodes):

    for i in range(n):
        time.sleep(1)
        n -= 1
        print("countdown episode timer",n)

I need the time.sleep as my real scenario I am trying to create something that will countdown 10 minutes for 15 times/episodes..

Upvotes: 0

Views: 613

Answers (1)

TrebledJ
TrebledJ

Reputation: 9007

You're forgetting to reset your n.

for episode in range(total_episodes):

    n = 10   #  do this

    for i in range(n):
        time.sleep(1)
        n -= 1
        print("countdown episode timer", n)

Without resetting your n, the nested for-loop will evaluate i in range(0) which is just an empty range.

OR you could even do without the n.

for episode in range(total_episodes):

    for i in range(10, 0, -1):
        time.sleep(1)
        print("countdown episode timer", i)

Upvotes: 1

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