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problem with syntax error - jobemorgan - Jul-26-2017
I am just practicing with python and I keep getting invalid syntax pop up. I want it to end the script if the user says no. Please help!
print (" Hello, I will be asking you multiple questions to build a profile of who you are.")
answer = input ("Is this ok?")
if answer == ("no")
import sys
sys.exit()
if awnser == ("yes")
Name = input(" First of all, what is your name?")
print ("Ahh, hello " + Name )
Age = input ("Now " + Name + " What is your age? Now I must ask you enter this in numbers otherwise I will get confused")
Address = input ("What is your address?"
RE: problem with syntax error - sparkz_alot - Jul-26-2017
Typically, you put all imports at the top of you script.
You want to add a colon at the end of your if statements and indent the line after the if statement, also you don't need the parenthesis:
if answer == "no":
sys.exit()
RE: problem with syntax error - sparkz_alot - Jul-26-2017
I'll also add, since your practicing, it is a good idea to avoid bad habits before they become habits, so familiarize yourself with this document: Python Style Guide
Make sure your closing parenthesis matches your opening parenthesis (see your line 10).
Use lower case for variable names, ie: name instead of Name, age instead of Age and so on.
Use 4 spaces (not tabs) for indentation.
Remember that input() will return a string, if you are looking for a number use something like int(input()), so this line:
Age = input ("Now " + Name + " What is your age? Now I must ask you enter this in numbers otherwise I will get confused")would look like this:age = int(input("Now " + Name + " What is your age? Now I must ask you enter this in numbers otherwise I will get confused"))and would be much neater if you use formatting:age = int(input("Now, {} what is your age? Now I must ask you enter this in numbers otherwise I will get confused".format(name)))The same would be true for your print functions:print("Ahh, hello {}".format(name))
RE: problem with syntax error - Larz60+ - Jul-26-2017
To elaborate on sparkz_alot:
Not sure what you are using for an IDE, but it may have something similar to PyCharm's inspect process.
This is a good tool to force yourself to use proper style, I use it on myself quite often (except at the
beginning of a project where my main goal is to get the code into the editor).