It will print start and stop, but not on the first line? How can I get “START!” to print after the first line of asterisks when I run it, rather than just the changes of direction?
import time, sys while True: try: print("Enter and integer between 5 and 15: ") userInput = int(input()) if userInput < 5 or userInput > 15: continue else: break except ValueError: print("You must enter an integer.") continue stars = '' indent = 0 indentIncreasing = True try: stars += "*" * userInput while True: print(' ' * indent, end='') print(stars) time.sleep(0.1) if indentIncreasing: indent = indent + 1 if indent == 20: print(' ' * 20 + stars + " STOP!") indentIncreasing = False else: indent = indent - 1 if indent == 0: print(stars + " START!") indentIncreasing = True except KeyboardInterrupt: sys.exit()
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Answer
How about just adding a print statement before the while
loop and initializing indent
at 1 instead of 0?
indent = 1 indentIncreasing = True try: stars += "*" * userInput print(stars + ' START!') while True: print(' ' * indent, end='') print(stars) time.sleep(0.1)