0

My code looks like this:

    value = input("Please enter your 8-digit code: ")
if len(value) < 8 or len(value) > 8:
    print("Double check to make sure that was 8-digits")
    restart()

#Checking if the string is all numeric
while not value.isdigit():
    value = input("Please enter as numeric ") # eg 12345678

if value.isdigit():
    #removing the 8th digit and storing it as "check_digit"    
    check_digit = value[7]                  
    #be sure to check whether or not there is 8 numbers 
    newvalue = value.replace(value[7], "")  #1234567  8

#reversing the string https://stackoverflow.com/questions/931092/reverse-a-string-in-python
newvalue = newvalue[::-1] #7654321  8

#multiplying the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th digits by 2
value1 = newvalue[0]    
value1 = int(value1) * 2 #value1 is now an int
if value1 > 9:
    value1 = value1 - 9

value2 = newvalue[2]
value2 = int(value2) * 2 #value2 is now an int
if value2 > 9:
    value2 = value2 - 9

value3 = newvalue[4]
value3 = int(value3) * 2 #value3 is now an int
if value3 > 9:
    value3 = value3 - 9

value4 = newvalue[6]
value4 = int(value4) * 2 #value4 is now an int
if value4 > 9:
    value4 = value4 - 9

However Each time I execute the code I am greeted by this error: IndexError: string index out of range

I have tried to troubleshoot to find the cause of the problem but I can't figure it out.

big boofter
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
    The error itself is telling you the problem: somewhere you're attempting to access a string position which is beyond the string's length. What is the exact stack trace you're seeing? What input are you sending in? – bedwyr Jan 25 '18 at 15:40

1 Answers1

0
newvalue = value.replace(value[7], "")  #1234567  8

This code removes ALL the digits that equal value[7]. Try this code instead:

newvalue = value[:7]
steel.ne
  • 665
  • 5
  • 6