why i cant break nor exit a while loop

Question

for some reason when I type "exit" or "EXIT" the loop continues to iterate

I tried breaking using variables and the break statement

obj = 1
while obj != None:
    a = input("enter a number:\n")
    b = input("enter a number:\n")
    try:
        int(a)
        int(b)
        print("succes!")
    except ValueError:
        print("you didnt enterd numbers")
        continue
    print("what do yo want to do?\n")
    donxt = input("for exit the program type EXIT, to continue tap CONTINUE:\n")
    if donxt == "continue" or "CONTINUE":
        continue
    elif donxt == "EXIT" or "exit":
        obj = None

`if donxt == "continue" or "CONTINUE"` is not the right way to check for multiple values. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/15112149/494134 — John Gordon, Jun 13 '19 at 15:16

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 13 '19 at 15:17

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You have if donxt == "continue" or "CONTINUE"

This is actually if (donxt == "continue") or ("CONTINUE") not if (donxt == "continue") or (donxt == "CONTINUE").

The "CONTINUE" always evaluates to true so (donxt == "continue") or ("CONTINUE") is always true.

You want to do: if (donxt == "continue") or (donxt == "CONTINUE")

answered Jun 13 '19 at 15:17

Ahmed

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Also, you can just `break` instead of doing `obj = None` – Ahmed Jun 13 '19 at 15:19

why i cant break nor exit a while loop

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