Hi All I was able to exit the while loop , using sys module also I was able to find the maximum no of marks entered , I am adding my code , for comments and suggestions Thanks for the support Joseph John
********************************************************************* """ This progorm was to learn 1> How to find which is the maximum mark in list 2> How to exit the while loop, while typing enter """ import sys maxmark = [] counter = 0 while 1: try: mark = int(raw_input("Enter the Values for The Array: ")) maxmark.append(mark) print maxmark except ValueError: #print "From Here to Where " counter = 0 length = len(maxmark) #print length max = maxmark[counter] #print max for counter in range(length): if maxmark[counter] > max: max = maxmark[counter] # print " Ya U are in the if loop and the maximum no is ", max #else: #print "The ", length print "At last the Maximum Marks U got is ", max sys.exit() ~ ~ ~ --- Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > array = [] > > m = 0 > > print "Enter to exit" > > m = int(raw_input("Enter the Values for The > Array : > > ")) > > array.append(m) > > print array > > while m != "": > > m = int(raw_input("Enter the Values for > The > > Array : ")) > > array.append(m) > > print array > > > The problem is that if a value is entered that can't > be converted to an > integer type, like "" or a letter then an exception > is raised. What you > could do is use a try, except. > while 1: > try: > m = int(raw_input("Enter the Values for > The Array: ")) > array.append(m) > print array > except ValueError: > sys.exit() > > alternatively you could do something like this: > m=raw_input("Enter the Values for The Array: ") > if m == "": sys.exit() > try: > int(m) > array.append(m) > print array > except ValueError: > print "Only integer values can be entered into > the array, or press the > enter key to exit." > ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor