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I am trying to create a save file function. In the code I made it so I can edit the attribute of a character, and I am trying to make it so the function can edit a specific attribute when a character is found, and only that particular character's attribute. Here is the text file that the code will attempt to edit:

iron_man

strength=0

hulk

strength=0

The code searches for the character, then finds the attribute after it. It is written this way so an undefined number of attributes can be added without re-writing the code repeatedly. Here it is:

from itertools import cycle





def write_file_contents(file, person, string):

    with open(file, 'r') as r:

        lines = [line.strip('n') for line in r]

        for i in range(len(lines)):

            if lines[i] == person:

                cycled = cycle(lines[i:])

                for x in range(len(lines[i:])):

                    n = next(cycled)

                    if string in n:

                    line = n.replace(string + '=', '')

                        write_file_contents.added = str(int(line) + 1)

                        lines = [l.replace(n, string + '=' + write_file_contents.added) for l in lines]

                        break

            lines[i] = lines[i] + 'n'



    with open(file, 'w') as w:

        for item in lines:

            w.write(item)





stats = 'hero_stats.txt'



while True:

    hero = input('What hero would you like to access? ')

    if hero == 'iron man':

        while True:

            change = input('Which attribute would you like to update? ')

            if change == 'strength':

                write_file_contents(stats, 'iron_man', 'strength')

                print('Iron Man now has ' + write_file_contents.added + ' strength!')

            elif change == 'exit':

                break

    elif hero == 'hulk':

        while True:

            change = input('Which attribute would you like to update? ')

            if change == 'strength':

                write_file_contents(stats, 'hulk', 'strength')

                print('Hulk now has ' + write_file_contents.added + ' strength!')

            elif change == 'exit':

                break

    elif hero == 'end':

        break

Everything works perfectly, except when the attributes are the same. If both strength attributes are zero or any other matching integer, the code will change both.

However, if their attributes are different on the start, only the selected hero's strength will be changed, until both hero's attributes are matching, then the code changes both.

Any idea on why this is happening? Or what I can do to rid myself of this nuisance? Any help would be greatly appreciated!