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On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:44 PM, Joel Goldstick
<joel.goldst...@gmail.com>wrote:
> so copy the code and the error message here
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
> spiceninj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I did what you said, nothing changed.
>> same errors, same syntax message.
>> I suggest you run it on your IDLE to see if it works.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldst...@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Joel Goldstick <
>>> joel.goldst...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are you using python 2 or python 3?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
>>>> spiceninj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ok, so I made a shortcut to IDLE(GUI) and I open it up. click "New
>>>>> Window" and type in the code:
>>>>> print "Game Over"
>>>>> raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to exit")
>>>>> and save the file on my desktop.
>>>>> I double-click it and it opens a black window with gray text for a
>>>>> split second and if you look quickly enough then you can see "Invalid
>>>>> Sytnax".
>>>>> If I do the same code in the Interactive Window then it highlights
>>>>> "raw_input" and says "Invalid Syntax"
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you using python 2 or python 3?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry, you said above python 3. In python 3 raw_input was changed to
>>> input. so change that and it will work for you.
>>> There are some differences between 2 and 3 that you will need to look
>>> out for. Go to the python.org site to learn about them. Your book was
>>> written for python 2 it seems
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Joel Goldstick <
>>>>> joel.goldst...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Nicholas J. Piotrowski
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Joel Goldstick
>>>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joel Goldstick
>>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nicholas J. Piotrowski
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Joel Goldstick
> http://joelgoldstick.com
>
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