python 2.7 - Ask for user input in a while loop -

this example supposed 5 words, print them in reverse order.

this tried:

n = 5 while n > 0:     print "tell me word", n     word(n) = raw_input()     n = n - 1 print r = 1 while r < 6:     print word(r)     r = r + 1

what correct way assign this?

you can using list.

words = []

python won't let assign using unassigned index, need call append method:

n = 5 words = [] while n > 0:     words.append(raw_input('tell me word: '))     n -= 1

notice can use first argument raw_input print prompt, there's no need separately. can use quicker -= decrement , reassign n.

a while loop sort of unusual choice here, although works. you'd better off for loop using python's built-in range function.

for n in range(5):     words.append(raw_input('tell me word: '))

once you're doing can shorten list comprehension , assign list @ once:

words = [raw_input('tell me word: ') n in range(5)]

once you've got list it's pretty simple reverse it:

print list(reversed(words))

to print them 1 @ time (one per line) tried, you'd iterate on list such:

for word in reversed(words):     print word

if you'd rather them space-separated, python 2 uses kind of hack this: print trailing comma.

for word in reversed(words):     print word,  # note comma!

i find python 3 version here lot more readable. can use doing from __future__ import print_function @ top of file:

for word in reversed(words):     print(word, end=' ')

note if (1.) has right @ top of file, , (2.) parentheses required on calls print (because it's function now).

full script example (python 2):

words = [raw_input('tell me word: ') n in range(5)] word in reversed(words):     print word,

ps - if you're learning python, why not use python 3?

words = [input('tell me word: ') n in range(5)] word in reversed(words):     print(word, end=' ') print()

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