Is there any way to make my code loop itself with an else statement?

Question

I want to make my code loop with an else statement. Is there a way to make it loop infinitely?

import random

a = random.randint (1,6)
b = random.randint (1,6)
c = random.randint (1,6)
sum = a+b
sum2 = a+b+c

jah = input ("How Many Dice Do You Want To Roll? 1, 2, Or 3? ")

if jah == "1": 
    print ("You Rolled A",a,)
elif jah == "2": 
    print ("You Rolled A",a,", And A",b,". In Total, You Got A", sum)
elif jah == '3':
    print ("You Got,",a,',',b,", And",c,". In Total, You Got A,",sum2)  
else: 
    print("Please Roll Again.")
    input("How Many Dice Do You Want To Roll? 1, 2, Or 3? ")

Yes, you put your if.elif.else inside a loop. while True, for example. — mauve, Oct 14 '19 at 20:23
Possible duplicate of [Asking the user for input until they give a valid response](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23294658/asking-the-user-for-input-until-they-give-a-valid-response) — quamrana, Oct 14 '19 at 20:28

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 14 '19 at 20:23

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Use a while loop:


a = random.randint (1,6)
b = random.randint (1,6)
c = random.randint (1,6)
sum = a+b
sum2 = a+b+c

jah = input ("How Many Dice Do You Want To Roll? 1, 2, Or 3? ")

while jah not in ["1", "2", "3"]:
  print("Please Roll Again.")
  jah = input("How Many Dice Do You Want To Roll? 1, 2, Or 3? ")

if jah == "1": 
  print ("You Rolled A",a,)
elif jah == "2": 
  print ("You Rolled A",a,", And A",b,". In Total, You Got A", sum)
elif jah == '3':
  print ("You Got,",a,',',b,", And",c,". In Total, You Got A,",sum2)  ```

answered Oct 14 '19 at 20:23

jumelet

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I think he wants a `while True:` loop around the entire thing. – Barmar Oct 14 '19 at 20:24
no its perfect, just what i needed for now. thanks for you contributions! – Sibtain Khan Oct 14 '19 at 20:25
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Please accept the answer if this is exactly what you need. – mauve Oct 14 '19 at 20:27

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 14 '19 at 20:57

A Different Approach

You can also write a function to roll your dice, and have that function call itself when the next dice should be rolled. It's called a recursive function.

Like this:

import random

a = random.randint (1,6)
b = random.randint (1,6)
c = random.randint (1,6)
sum1 = a+b
sum2 = a+b+c

def roll():
    """Roll the dice."""
    jah = input ("How Many Dice Do You Want To Roll? 1, 2, Or 3? ")

    if jah == "1":
        print ("You Rolled A",a,)
    elif jah == "2": 
        print ("You Rolled A",a,", And A",b,". In Total, You Got A", sum1)
    elif jah == '3':
        print ("You Got,",a,',',b,", And",c,". In Total, You Got A,",sum2)  
    else:
        print("Please Roll Again.")
    # Recursion.  Call the function to roll again.
    roll()

# Let the games begin!
roll()

Best Practice Edit

I made a simple edit to your code by renaming your sum variable to sum1; otherwise you are renaming a built-in function. Categorically a very bad idea.

Is there any way to make my code loop itself with an else statement?

2 Answers2

A Different Approach

Best Practice Edit