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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Exiting

Posted by Barry Lam
Barry Lam
14,406 Points

Challenge Tast 1 of 1 for Python Basics Last Chapter

Trying to exit the start_movie function but not getting the correct result

import sys


def start_movie():
  arg = input("Do you want to start a movie?")
  if arg == "n" or arg == "N":
    print("Bye")
    sys.exit()
  else:
    print("Enjoy the show!")

any help would be appreciated

Martin Cornejo Saavedra
Martin Cornejo Saavedra
18,132 Points
Martin Cornejo Saavedra
Martin Cornejo Saavedra
18,132 Points

What is your current result and what do you expect?

3 Answers

Bart Bruneel
Bart Bruneel
27,212 Points
Bart Bruneel
Bart Bruneel
27,212 Points

Hey Barry,

there is no need to wrap the code in a function. If you delete the def start_a_movie and properly indent everything it works.

Barry Lam
Barry Lam
14,406 Points
Barry Lam
Barry Lam
14,406 Points

@Bart

Thanks for the help, i'm really surprise you don't put it in a function. Anyways much appreciated.

martin, i was expecting it exit the program but every time it was wrong answer, i had tested the function outside of the workspace envirnoment and it worked.

Bart Bruneel
Bart Bruneel
27,212 Points
Bart Bruneel
Bart Bruneel
27,212 Points

One of the keys to solving the code challenges is not doing any more work than the challenges ask. You would definitely put the code inside of a function if you would write a real-world script. However, the code challenge is also checked by some code that has no way of knowing how you decide to name your function and thus no way of calling it to check if what inside of it is correct.