###  PYTHON BOOT CAMP EXAMPLE; 
###  created by Josh Bloom at UC Berkeley, 2012 (ucbpythonclass+bootcamp@gmail.com)
###  all rights reserved 2012 (c)
###  https://github.com/profjsb/python-bootcamp

# set some initial variables. Set the initial temperature low
faren = -1000

# we dont want this going on forever, let's make sure we cannot have too many attempts
max_attempts = 6
attempt = 0

while faren < 100 and (attempt < max_attempts):
     # let's get the user to tell us what temperature it is
     newfaren = float(raw_input("Enter the temperature (in Fahrenheit): "))
     if newfaren > faren:
             print "It's getting hotter"
     elif newfaren < faren:
             print "It's getting cooler"
     else:
         # nothing has changed, just continue in the loop
         continue

     faren = newfaren
     attempt += 1    # bump up the attempt number

if attempt >= max_attempts:
     # we bailed out because of too many attempts
     print "Too many attempts at raising the temperature."
else:
     # we got here because it's hot
     print "it's hot here, man."