Matthew Sacks <ntw...@gmail.com> writes: > i am trying to figure out what has gone wrong in my python program. it > is complaining that there is an indendation error. should be simple > enough but im stuck on this one. if anyone can help unjolt me it would > be appreciated.
Step one: Ensure the problem doesn't get worse. Set your text editor to use spaces for indentation and to *never* put an ASCII TAB character (U+0009) into your source code. They are, by default, invisibly indistinguishable from a sequence of spaces, and completely unnecessary. Step two: Run your program with ‘python -t’ instead of ‘python’, to determine if your problem in this instance is caused by using TAB characters for indentation. Step three: When asking people to help with understanding an error message, it helps to post the actual (complete) error message :-) -- \ “Sittin' on the fence, that's a dangerous course / You can even | `\ catch a bullet from the peace-keeping force” —Dire Straits, | _o__) _Once Upon A Time In The West_ | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
