Python program that wont terminate

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I'm running the following code from the command line (python filename.py) and it wont terminate. I've tried the code outside of a procedure and have tried the procedure in an online interpreter, so I don't think it's the the algorithm. What am I doing wrong?

    n = raw_input("Enter a number: ")

    def print_multiplication_table(n):

        x = 1

        while x <= n:
            y = 1
            while y <= n:
                z = x * y
                print x, " * ", y, " = ", z
                y += 1
            x += 1

    print_multiplication_table(n)

Please, fix your indentation. I have no idea what the code does/should do if I don't have the proper indentation. — orlp
– orlp, Commented Mar 4, 2012 at 17:14

imm · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-04 17:23:26Z

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You should convert the number received from raw_input into an integer. Right now it's being compared as a string.

An easy (but probably bad) way to do this:

n = int(raw_input("Enter a number: "))

answered Mar 4, 2012 at 17:23

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Mark Ursino · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-04 21:07:11Z

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There is a problem with the raw_input command. I have a similar code myself (guess we're both following the Udacity course). I tried to add the raw_input line to my code, and it ended up in an infinite loop too.

edited Mar 4, 2012 at 21:07

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answered Mar 4, 2012 at 17:23

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