My accumulator is registering as a string....SO LOST
<p>My problem is probably simple as usual guys and gals, I've been working on this thing for 13 hours now and I can't get this this to accumulate the names variable.</p>

<p>I need it to count players that I have input data for. This is the error message I'm getting:</p>

<pre><code>line 25, in main
    name += 1
TypeError: Can't convert 'int' object to str implicitly
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<p>For this input/output:</p>

<pre><code>You will be asked to enter players names and scores
When you have no more names, enter End

Enter Player's Name or end to end program:vxzcvzvc
Enter vxzcvzvc's golf score: 3
Enter Player's Name or end to end program:zcvxcxzvxzv5
Enter zcvxcxzvxzv5's golf score: 6
Enter Player's Name or end to end program:zcvxvczx
Enter zcvxvczx's golf score: 5
Enter Player's Name or end to end program:end
You have written end players records to golf.txt
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<p>This is my code:</p>

<pre><code>def main():
     #Program that reads each player's name and golf score as input
     #Save to golf.txt
     outfile = open('golf.txt', 'w')

     #define name 
     name = 0
     name += 1

     # introduction to user explaining required information to be entered
     print("You will be asked to enter players names and scores")
     print("When you have no more names, enter End")
     print("\n")

     #Enter input, leave blank to quit program
     while True:
         name = input("Enter Player's Name or end to end program:")
         if name == "end":
              break
         score = input("Enter "+ str(name)+"'s golf score: ")

         #write to file golf.txt
         outfile.write(name + "\n")

         outfile.write(str(score) + "\n")

     #output for number of names recorded
     print("You have written", name,"players records to golf.txt")
     outfile.close()
main()
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<p>You need a separate variable for counting the number of scores that have been written:</p>

<pre><code>def main():
    outfile = open('golf.txt', 'w')

    # Change this: 
    count = 0

    print("You will be asked to enter players names and scores")
    print("When you have no more names, enter End")
    print("\n")

    while True:
        name = input("Enter Player's Name or end to end program:")
        if name == "end":
            break
        score = input("Enter {}'s golf score: ".format(name))
        outfile.write(name + "\n")
        outfile.write(str(score) + "\n")
        # add this:
        count += 1

    # change this:
    print("You have written {} players records to golf.txt".format(count))
    outfile.close()

main()
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