I have no idea what is wrong with this code?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8379805/im-new-to-python-i-cant-tell-if-this-will-work-or-not">I&#39;m new to python, I can&#39;t tell if this will work or not</a>  </p>
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<pre><code>import time
from sys import stdout
varthing = 1
while varthing == 1:
    time.sleep(1)
    checker = time.strftime("\r%b, %d %H:%M:%S", time.localtime())
    print checker,
    stdout.flush()
    if checker == "Dec, 25 00:00:00" :
        print "It's Christmas"
        raw_input("Enter anything to close\n")
        varthing = 0
</code></pre>

<p>I don't see anything wrong. It is a clock the notifies you when Christmas is.</p>
