collatz2.py

def collatz(number):
    if number % 2 == 0:
        print((number // 2))
        return number // 2
    if number % 2 == 1:
        print(3 * number + 1)
        return 3 * number + 1

bacon = (int(input('pick a number'))

while True: 
    print('Running collatz function')
    loopingcollatz = collatz(bacon)
    if loopingcollatz == 1:
        break
    else:
        loopingcollatz = (collatz(loopingcollatz))

print('1 - we got there!')