If an 'else' statement isn't fufilled go back to previous 'if' statement - python, discord.py

Question

I'm making a discord bot and for the fight system I want the code to repeat the damage chunk if the monster isn't dead. I'm not sure how to do this but I know there's something you can do with a while true and break but I don't kno how to implement it. Here is the code:

@client.command(name='fight_01')
@commands.cooldown(1, 30, commands.BucketType.user)
async def fight_goblin(ctx):
    rng1 = random.randint(1, 3)
    users[str(user.id)]['goblin_hp_json'] = 5
    rng2 = random.randint(1, 3)
    if rng1 == int('2'):
        await ctx.channel.send(
            "You searched all around and couldn't find a goblin, try again next time :("
        )

     
    else:
       await ctx.channel.send('You encountered a wild goblin!')
       goblin_hp = int('5')
       time.sleep(1.5)
       rng3 = random.randint(1, 10)
       if rng3 == int('3') or int('4') or int('7'):
          users[str(user.id)]['goblin_hp_json'] = 5
          user = ctx.author
          users = await get_bank_data()
          await ctx.channel.send(
              'The goblin got the first hit and you lost 1hp')          
                users[str(user.id)]['hp'] -= int('1')
          dmg = users[str(user.id)]['max_damage'
          rng4 = random.randint(0, dmg)
          rng5 = str(rng4)
          time.sleep(1.5)
          content1 = 'You did ' + rng5 + ' damage'
          users[str(user.id)]['goblin_hp_json'] - int(rng4)
          with open("mainbank.json", 'w') as f:
            json.dump(users, f)
          users = await get_bank_data()
          await ctx.channel.send(content1)

          if users[str(user.id)]['hp'] <= 0:
              time.sleep(1.5)
               await ctx.channel.send('You died, better luck next time')
           
                

          if users[str(user.id)]['goblin_hp_json'] < int('1'):
              content3 = 'You did ' + rng5 + ' damage so you killed the goblin, well done'
              await ctx.channel.send(content3)
              rng6 = random.randint(20, 100)
              users[str(user.id)]['bank'] + rng6
              time.sleep(0.8)
              content4 = 'You gained ' + str(
                  rng6) + ' coins for defeating the goblin'
              await ctx.channel.send(content4)
              with open("mainbank.json", 'w') as f:
                  json.dump(users, f)

           else:
             (This is where I want it to return to the first else: statement)

Answer 1

Advice

Firstly, before ansewring your question, I will give you some advice:

• Don't use time.sleep but await asyncio.sleep (you have to import it before), you can see why here.
• You don't have to put int('5') in python code, you can just use 5. Python will automatically know that it's an integer.
• For this line if rng3 == int('3') or int('4') or int('7'):, you can use instead if rng3 in (3, 4, 7): it's easier and clearer.

Of course, except the first one (which is code breaker), you can continue to use your way of coding!

Answer

Now, I will respond to your question. The best way for me to do what you want to do is using while True loop. Your code will repeat indefinitely but you are going exit it when you want. Here is your code :

@client.command(name='fight_01')
@commands.cooldown(1, 30, commands.BucketType.user)
async def fight_goblin(ctx):
    rng1 = random.randint(1, 3)
    users[str(user.id)]['goblin_hp_json'] = 5
    rng2 = random.randint(1, 3)
    if rng1 == int('2'):
        await ctx.channel.send(
            "You searched all around and couldn't find a goblin, try again next time :("
        )

     
    else:
        await ctx.channel.send('You encountered a wild goblin!')
        goblin_hp = int('5')
        time.sleep(1.5) #use await asyncio.sleep(1.5) here rather
        rng3 = random.randint(1, 10)
        if rng3 == int('3') or int('4') or int('7'):
            users[str(user.id)]['goblin_hp_json'] = 5
            user = ctx.author
            users = await get_bank_data()
            await ctx.channel.send(
                'The goblin got the first hit and you lost 1hp')          
                  users[str(user.id)]['hp'] -= int('1')
            dmg = users[str(user.id)]['max_damage'] #You forgot an ] here so I replaced it
            rng4 = random.randint(0, dmg)
            rng5 = str(rng4)
            time.sleep(1.5) #use await asyncio.sleep(1.5) here rather
            content1 = 'You did ' + rng5 + ' damage'
            users[str(user.id)]['goblin_hp_json'] - int(rng4)
            with open("mainbank.json", 'w') as f:
                json.dump(users, f)
            users = await get_bank_data()
            await ctx.channel.send(content1)
            while True: #an infinite loop
                if users[str(user.id)]['hp'] <= 0:
                    time.sleep(1.5)
                    await ctx.channel.send('You died, better luck next time')
                    #If your command stop here you can use return, else use break to get out of the loop, here I will use break
                    break
             
                  
    
                if users[str(user.id)]['goblin_hp_json'] < int('1'):
                    content3 = 'You did ' + rng5 + ' damage so you killed the goblin, well done'
                    await ctx.channel.send(content3)
                    rng6 = random.randint(20, 100)
                    users[str(user.id)]['bank'] + rng6
                    time.sleep(0.8) #use await asyncio.sleep(0.8) here rather
                    content4 = 'You gained ' + str(
                        rng6) + ' coins for defeating the goblin'
                    await ctx.channel.send(content4)
                    with open("mainbank.json", 'w') as f:
                        json.dump(users, f)
                    #Same here, I will use break
                    break
                else:
                   (This is where I want it to return to the first else: statement)
                   #Here you can use continue to repeat your loop, or just delete this part (an you will return to the first if). To match with your current code, I will use continue
                   continue

Your code will repeat itself indefinitely unless you enter one of the first 2 conditions.

Hope my solution will work for you!

Have a nice day