zigzag example

[shabux]

windows 10, python 3.8

Trying to do zigzag example but not getting right result. I type following code, which I think is identical to the lesson's:

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import time, sys indent = 0 # How many spaces to indent. indentIncreasing = True #Whether the indentation is increasing or not.   try:     while True: #The main program loop         print('' * indent, end='')         print('********')         time.sleep(0.1) #Pause for 1/10 of a second.           if indentIncreasing:             #Increase the number of spaces:             indent = indent + 1             if indent == 20:                 #Change direction:                 indentIncreasing = False           else:             #Decrease the number of spaces:             indent = indent - 1             if indent == 0:                 #Change direction:                 indentIncreasing = True   except KeyboardInterrupt:     sys.exit()

But instead of getting a looping result like this:

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********    ********   ********  ******** ********  ********   ********    ********     ********

...I am instead getting a looping result like this:

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******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********

[menator01]

Hint, you will require a space in your code

[deanhystad]

'' is not ' '

[menator01]

[video=youtube]https://youtu.be/scyg0ypvAj8 [/video]

[shabux]

'' is not ' '

I initially used " instead of '', because if I used " I get an EOL syntax error.

[bowlofred]

Is line 7 supposed to be printing spaces? I don't see any spaces on that line.

[menator01]

Yes. Line 7 should have one space in the first quotes.

[floppywalking]

Hint, you will require a space in your code

hello,

I am a total newb and just started learning (self-teaching Python). I, too, am having the same problem as the initial poster in here and I read your hint about a space in Line 7 but cannot, for the life in me, get it to work. I've added, taken away, and even used quotes rather than apostrophes (even though I know that's not proper coding). I've run through the debugger and looked step by step but cannot find where I'm missing a space. I couldn't find any hints after further web searches as well. May I ask for another hint, please sir (totally feel like Oliver Twist of the python world asking that)?

Thank you for your time and help!

[menator01]

Line 7 print(' ' * indent, end='')

[floppywalking]

Line 7 print(' ' * indent, end='')

You are awesome. I didn't put a space between * and indent....I think that was my issue! I really appreciate your help!