Python - Preventing simple user Input errors with while loops.

[krec]

Hello everyone! Anticipating my thanks for reading. Well, on line 2 i was trying to prevent an user of inputing something different than 1,2,3,4,5,6. It works, yes, but...
I was wondering if i could make it more simple. I first tried to do range(1,7) but it didn't work because it creates a list with [1,2,3,4,5,6] and not integers.
I was wondering if someone could help me with this! Thank you once again

s_test_n = int(raw_input("How many tests did your student do?[1-6]:"))
        while s_test_n != 1 and s_test_n != 2 and s_test_n != 3 and s_test_n != 4 and s_test_n != 5 and s_test_n != 6:
            s_test_n = int(raw_input("Sorry but, how many tests did your student do?[1-6]:"))

[dwblas]

Using a list/range is the common way as it can include/accept anything you want, not just a range of numbers.

s_test_n=0
include_list=range(1, 7)
while s_test_n not in include_list:
    s_test_n=int(raw_input("How many tests did your student do?[1-6]:"))
##
##  or
##    while s_test_n < 1 or s_test_n > 6

[krec]

Thanks for your generosity!!! You're a genius :D that was exactly what i was looking for :)