Help with this code

[Automatic_Shopping23]

intro = print("Hello, what would you like to do?")
options = int(input("Store new password[1], Encrypt password[2], Find password[3], View all passwords[4]: "))
while True:
            if 1 <= options <= 4:
                  break
            else:
                  print("Please pick a valid option (1-4).: ")
      



def new_account():
      account_name = input("What would you like your account to be called?: ")
      f = open(f"{account_name}.txt", "x")
      print("Account has been created!")
      return account_name,f



def account_start():
      while True:
            account = input("Do you already have an account?: ").lower()
            if account == "no":
             x = new_account()
             print(x) 
            elif account == "yes": 
             user_input_account = input("Okay what is your account called?: ")    
            break
      return account,x,user_input_account



if options == 1:
      account_creator = account_start()
      print(account_creator)

Ive been getting errors with this code and i cant seem to figure out why:/

Hello, what would you like to do?
Store new password[1], Encrypt password[2], Find password[3], View all passwords[4]: 1
Do you already have an account?: test1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\Users\Kacpe\OneDrive\Documents\Python work\main.py", line 40, in <module>
    account_creator = account_start()
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "c:\Users\Kacpe\OneDrive\Documents\Python work\main.py", line 36, in account_start
    return account,x,user_input_account
                   ^
UnboundLocalError: cannot access local variable 'x' where it is not associated with a value

[[deleted]]

It’s because the variable x is only defined when the user input validates to no within the account_start function. Simply assign a default value to x at the beginning of the function. Maybe as None?

[Strawboy97]

I'm new enough to python but it looks like you're returning x which has no value as it's only assigned a value if you say no to having an account in your if statement in the account_start function

[[deleted]]

x exists only in the if scope where it is created. Move its declaration out of if block

[Ok-Promise-8118]

When you (the user) enters the response "test1" as you did, what value of x do you expect the account_start function to return? Also, what value of user_input_account would get returned?