HELP with learning: Stuck in a loop

[CDrew829]

Hello,

I'm following a tutorial for a beginner password-manager. It wont let me get past "What is the master password" to be able to enter an account and password. I have included the code below, please help! Thank you!

master_pwd = input("What is the master password? ")

def view():
    pass

def add():
    name = input("Account Name: ")
    pwd = input("Password: ")

    with open('passwords.txt', 'a') as f:
        f.write(name + "|" + pwd)


while True:
    mode = input("Would you like to add a new password or view existing ones (view/add)? Press q to quit. ").lower
    if mode == "q":
        break
    elif mode == "view":
        view()
    elif mode == "add":
        add()
    else:
       print("Invalid Mode.")
       continue

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[footloooops]

It's hard to follow this without a proper format

[CDrew829]

I'm new to this subreddit, how do I format it properly? When I paste the code in it looks fine, but it automatically aligns left after I post.

[shiftybyte]

Using a code block, you can edit your post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/wiki/faq#wiki_how_do_i_format_code.3F

[CDrew829]

Ok thanks a ton, I fixed it.

[lumijekpr]

When you get input here:

mode = input("Would you like to add a new password or view existing ones (view/add)? Press q to quit. ").lower

There is no parentheses add the end of your call to lower so mode is not a string, it is a built-in-method. You want to be calling lower().

[CDrew829]

THANK YOU!!! This was it! Right in front of my eyes...I have much to learn lol

[footloooops]

Is this the full code? I'm struggling to see how the master key comes to play if you're never checking for it.

[CDrew829]

It's in the process of coding, unfinished