My boolean flag isn't triggering when it's supposed to - python-3.x

Question

At the play_again input, whenever I input "n" to end the loop, python seems to ignore it and prints :
Your cards: [x, x], current score: xx
Computers first card: x.
Would you like to draw another card? Press 'y' to draw or 'n' to stand.
Even though I have set end_game back to True.
What gives?
import random
from art import logo
from replit import clear
def deal_card():
cards = [11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10]
card = random.choice(cards)
return card
def calculate_score(card_list):
if len(card_list) == 2 and sum(card_list) == 21:
return 0
if 11 in card_list and sum(card_list) > 21:
card_list.remove(11)
card_list.append(1)
return sum(card_list)
def compare(user, computer):
if user == computer:
return "I'ts a draw!"
elif user == 0:
return "You win with a BlackJack!"
elif computer == 0:
return "Computer wins with a BlackJack!"
elif computer > 21:
return "You win! Computer busts."
elif user > 21:
return "Computer wins, you bust!"
elif user > computer:
return "You win!"
else:
return "You lose!"
def main_loop():
print(logo)
user_cards = []
computer_cards = []
game_end = False
for _ in range(2):
user_cards.append(deal_card())
computer_cards.append(deal_card())
while not game_end:
user_score = calculate_score(user_cards)
computer_score = calculate_score(computer_cards)
print(f"Your cards: {user_cards}, current score: {user_score}")
print(f"Computers first card: {computer_cards[0]}.")
if user_score == 0 or computer_score == 0 or user_score > 21:
game_end = True
else:
play_again = input("Would you like to draw another card? Press 'y' to draw or 'n' to stand.")
if play_again == "y":
user_cards.append(deal_card())
else:
end_game = True
while computer_score != 0 and computer_score < 17:
computer_cards.append(deal_card())
computer_score = calculate_score(computer_cards)
print(f"Your final hand: {user_cards}, Your final score{user_score}.")
print(f"Computers final hand: {computer_cards}, Computers final score {computer_score}." )
print(compare(user_score, computer_score))
while input("Would you like to play a game of BlackJack?: ") == 'y':
clear()
main_loop()
else:
print('Goodbye!')
quit()

Answer 1

Please check your variable name game_end in "while not game_end:" loop,
if user_score == 0 or computer_score == 0 or user_score > 21:
game_end = True
else:
play_again = input("Would you like to draw another card? Press 'y' to draw
or 'n' to stand.")
if play_again == "y":
user_cards.append(deal_card())
else:
end_game = True
I think it's "game_end" in else: , you put end_game , please change it, other function working fine.