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User input in python using a while loop
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user_input.py
response_yes = ['yes', 'y']
response_no = ['no', 'n']
response_cancel = ['quit', 'q', 'exit', 'cancel']
known_responses = response_yes + response_no + response_cancel
user_response = ''
while user_response.lower() not in known_responses:
user_response = input("Please input a value, or enter 'quit': ")
print(user_response)
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