Repeat a set of code, until something is achieved - Python

Question

I have a program that gets a string from a user (raw_input) and sees if the length of it is greater than 8, for example. If it isn't it starts again, otherwise the program ends.

I'm using Python 2.7.8 and this is the code I'm using so far, but it doesn't work...

password = raw_input("Type in a password: ")

if password.len() > 8 :
    print "Successful!"
else :
    goto(1)

Can anyone solve this problem?

`password.len`? `goto`?! You should review a Python tutorial - you can't just guess syntax. — jonrsharpe, Sep 16 '14 at 16:58
`while not condition: do_something_that_changes_condition()` — Steven Rumbalski, Sep 16 '14 at 17:03

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '14 at 17:00

You need to learn the basics. You should start with a Python tutorial.

Here's the official Python tutorial from python.org; this section introduces the while statement, which you can use to make a loop.

https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/introduction.html#first-steps-towards-programming

Repeat a set of code, until something is achieved - Python

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