On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <spiceninj...@gmail.com>wrote:
> It Didn't work. First of all, reply to all. You are sending messages to me only, not to the group. Other's may be able to help you better than I can. Second. "It didn't work" is not a useful answer. So you have a file with two lines in it. The first has a print statement. The second has a raw_input statement. When you run it, what happens exactly? Do you get a traceback message telling you what the error is, and on what line? > > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Joel Goldstick > <joel.goldst...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Deborah Piotrowski < >> spiceninj...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Joel Goldstick < >>> joel.goldst...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Deborah Piotrowski < >>>> spiceninj...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am very new to Python, I am using the e-book "Python Programming for >>>>> the Absolute Beginner" and am starting with a simple "Game Over" Program. >>>>> This is the code:which is extremely simple! >>>>> print"Game Over" raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to exit") >>>>> >>>> >>>> welcome Nicholas >>>> >>>> >>>> One important thing about python is indentation is important. You have >>>> presented your code in a way that can't be. Can you actually copy your >>>> program and paste it into an email message. Also, Windows, Linux, Mac? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> That's it. It is supposed to bring up a window that says "Game Over" >>>>> and at the bottom say "Press enter Key to exit" and when you press the >>>>> enter key it is supposed to exit(big suprise). >>>>> But all it does is highlight "raw_input" and says "invalid syntax" >>>>> Now, if I just put "print "Game Over"" then it says Game Over UNDERNEATH >>>>> the code I just printed! >>>>> now I am following the book to the *pixel* and that is not what is >>>>> supposed to happen! >>>>> Please email me back as soon as you get this...(if you are not to >>>>> busy). >>>>> >>>>> Thanks,Nicholas >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Joel Goldstick >>>> http://joelgoldstick.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> Sorry, I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit with Python 3.3 >>> Here is the code in exact form >>> print "Game Over" >>> raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to Exit") >>> Thanks, >>> Nicholas >> >> >> You need to unindent the raw_input like so: >> >> >> print "Game Over" >> raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to Exit") >> >> In python you indent code blocks (like for loops, if statements, function >> blocks, etc.). You can't just indent from one line to the next in >> sequential code or you will be told its a syntax error >> >> >> >> -- >> Joel Goldstick >> http://joelgoldstick.com >> > > > > -- > Nicholas J. Piotrowski -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com
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