How to verify a name using double entry?

Question

I am creating a program in Python which asks the user to enter their name. I am also trying to verify this by letting the user type it on twice and the program would only run if the user enters their name correctly twice.

Please have a look at the code below and please provide me with any suggestions

from random import randint 
name3 = 1

while name3 == -1:
    name = input("Please enter your name ")
    name1 = input("Please enter your name again for verification ")

    if name == name1 :
        print("you may now start the quiz")
    else:
        print (" The two names are different please enter you your name again")
        name3 = name3 + 1

The problem is it just skips ths whole code or says name is not defined. — ahmed fadhluddin, Jan 22 '15 at 12:23
the objective is that the user should enter their name twice. Only once they have entered their name correctly will the program run. Does that help? Thanking you for help. — ahmed fadhluddin, Jan 22 '15 at 12:24
You start with `name3 = 1`, so the `while` loop never starts. Did you mean `name3 = -1`? Alternatively, just use `while True` and `break`. See e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23294658/asking-the-user-for-input-until-they-give-a-valid-response — jonrsharpe, Jan 22 '15 at 12:25
Could you please explain further. I am justy a beginner and I am really interested in learning. — ahmed fadhluddin, Jan 22 '15 at 12:30
Then I suggest you have a look at https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/controlflow.html — jonrsharpe, Jan 22 '15 at 12:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '15 at 12:53

Hi this is a simple model to check the username and limit the number of retry

name = raw_input("Please enter your name ")
name1 = raw_input("Please enter your name again for verification ")

retry_count = 0
while (name != name1):
    retry_count += 1

    print ("The two names are different please enter you your name again!")
    name = raw_input("Please enter your name ")
    name1 = raw_input("Please enter your name again for verification ")

    if (retry_count > 3 ):
        break
if (retry_count > 3):
    print("Too many retry!")
    # do something
else:
    print("you may now start the quiz")

How to verify a name using double entry?

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