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+# The Collatz Sequence
+
+def collatz(number):
+ global result
+ if number % 2 == 0:
+ print(str(number // 2))
+ result = number // 2
+ return result
+ elif number % 2 == 1:
+ print(str(3 * number + 1))
+ result = 3 * number + 1
+ return result
+
+print('Enter number:')
+while True:
+ try:
+ number = int(input())
+ except ValueError:
+ print('The value must be an integer!')
+ continue
+ collatz(number)
+ if result == 1:
+ break