How could this while loop work if the needed input were not submitted?

Question

#Dice Rolling Stimulator Beginning
def decor(x):
print(len(x) * "*")
print(x)
print(len(x) * "*")

welcoming = "Welcome to this dazzling dice rolling stimulator!"
decor(welcoming)

answer = input("\nAre you ready to spin? Yes/No")
answer.lower()

#I have problem with the following lines. I tried to use the return function to avoid infinite loops but understood that is was not possible without a function, so I added one but it is unsatisfactory. The code is supposed to return the statement "Are you ready to spin?! Yes/No" if either "yes" or "no" was not submitted. Could use some help. Thanks beforehand.
def ready(answer):
while answer != "yes" or "no":
return"\nAre you ready to spin?! Yes/No"
print(ready(answer))

Answer 1

Here is your code with the return function loop you wanted, but it is strange. Your return loop is basically a wierd way to do a recursive function (a function that calls itself) .. check the function at the end, I just wrote it

def decor(x):
print(len(x) * "*")
print(x)
print(len(x) * "*")

welcoming = "Welcome to this dazzling dice rolling stimulator!"
decor(welcoming)

answer = input("\nAre you ready to spin? Yes/No")
answer.lower()

def ready(answer):
while answer != "yes" or "no":
return ready(input("\nAre you ready to spin?! Yes/No"))

print(ready(answer))

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def ready(answer):
if answer=="yes":
ready(input("Are you ready to spin? Yes/No"))
else:
return

Answer 2

Wouldn't it be easier to skip the function with a wierd return and just have a while loop?

def decor(x):
print(len(x) * "*")
print(x)
print(len(x) * "*")

welcoming = "Welcome to this dazzling dice rolling stimulator!"
decor(welcoming)

running=True
while running==True:
answer = input("\nAre you ready to spin? Yes/No")
answer.lower()
if answer=="yes":
continue
else:
break

Answer 3

Thanks, I really did not want to add a function but when I googled a solution to my problem it said that to avoid having return out of the function error I must make a function. Thanks again

Answer 4

Yeah I agree, for loops are pretty cool

Answer 5

no problem. check into loops. while loops are generally used to keep a program running. For Loops are my favorite and are used for all kind of awesome stuff. for loops take a minute to understand, but once you do they are amazing