'break' problem

Question

Hi everyone. I tried to write a program on sololearn platform that takes input as integer but breaks when I input "stop" which is a string. Here is the error I'm having:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usercode/file0.py", line 4, in <module>
x = int (input())
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'stop'

This is my code"
i = 1
sum = 0
while True:
x = int (input())
#your code goes here
sum = sum + x
print (sum)
i = i + 1
if x == "stop" :
break

Can someone pls point out where the problem is or what can I do?

Answer 1

sum = 0
while True:
x = input() # don't convert <x> to int yet, we need <x> as string to check for 'stop'
if x == "stop":
break
# now convert and add <x> to <sum>
sum = sum + int(x)
print (sum)

Please tag a programming language relevant to the question (Python) up there where it says 'urgent'

https://code.sololearn.com/W3uiji9X28C1/?ref=app

Answer 2

Ipang.... your code is showing EOF error for some reason.

Answer 3

Sidharth,
The last input given must be 'stop' otherwise it will try to read more input, but there may not be any more input ...

Answer 4

Thanks, everyone

Answer 5

try this:-

sums = 0
i = 0
while True:
try:
x = eval(input(""))
#your code goes here
if x != "stop" :
sums = sums + x
print (sums)
i = i + 1
else:
break
except:
break

it von't iterate on an infinite level though...