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[Reason7194]

Hey all, I am trying to solve Project Euler problem #14 and I just do not understand what is wrong with my code:

MrList = []

n = 2

max = 0

def check(n):

	global max

	MrList.append(n)

	while(n > 1):

		if(n%2 == 0):

			n = n /2

			MrList.append(n)

		else:

			n = (3 * n) + 1

			MrList.append(n)

	if(len(MrList) > max):

		max = len(MrList)



while(n < 1,000,000):

	MrList = []

	check(n)

	n = n + 1


print MrList

print max

I don't want the answer to the problem, but can someone just tell me what my logical errors are? I am super stuck


EDit: I wasn't correctly solving for the right problem lol..

[JackomoLight]

while(n < 1,000,000):

MrList = []

check(n)

n = n + 1

It needs to be:


MrList = []

while(n < 1,000,000):

check(n)

n = n + 1

Sorry for the bad indent I am newbie and have no idea how to fix it