Can someone explain to me why this produces only 5,4 and not 5,4,3?

num = 5
if num 2:
print num
num -= 1
print num

I would have thought once the loop got to 3, it's still greater than 2, so it would print the 3?

Question

Can someone explain to me why this produces only 5,4 and not 5,4,3?

num = 5
if num > 2:
    print num
    num -= 1
print num

I would have thought once the loop got to 3, it's still greater than 2, so it would print the 3?

anonymous · Answer

There is no loop. Maybe you meant to write "while" instead of "if"

anonymous · Answer

Thanks, not feeling particularly well and jumping ahead of myself. I knew it was something simple. Thanks :)

anonymous · Answer

It happens to all of us! Always good to have someone else read your code

anonymous · Answer

Thanks for such a quick reply. I was hoping someone would be able to look at it right away. That's what I like about Open Study. Do you find it's "always" that quick?

anonymous · Answer

Certainly not all programming problems are that quick, but many are caused by small oversights. Perhaps it's because I'm not an expert programmer, but I find most of my errors arise from foolish things leading to operations on null variables.