On 08/07/14 02:41, Pamela Wightley wrote:
Hi All,
I have no programming experience and am trying to teaching myself
python. Am trying to replicate the code below but I get the error
message below highlighted in yellow:
Unfortunately I can't see anything in yellow, probably due to enmail
losing the formatting.
But the code below has several errors and looks like its part
of a bigger program. It also looks completely unrelated to the
errors you show us further down.
choice = input("Choose your option: ")
You seem to be using Python 2 in which case using input() is
frowned upon. Its better to use raw_input() and convert the
resultant string to a number using int() or float() as needed.
[ In Python 3 input() has been rwe oved and raw_input renamed to input()...]
if choice == 1:
indentation(spacing) is very importanbt in Python.
You should only indent the code inside a code block that follows a
structural statement such as if/for/while/def/class etc.
Indenting the if statement after the input() will raise an error.
add1 = input("Add this: ")
But this should e indented because its part of the if block.
add2 = input("to this: ")
print add1, "+", add2, "=", add1 + add2
elif choice == 2:
sub2 = input("Subtract this: ")
sub1 = input("from this: ")
print sub1, "-", sub2, "=", sub1 - sub2
elif choice == 3:
mul1 = input("Multiply this: ")
mul2 = input("with this: ")
print mul1, "*", mul2, "=", mul1 * mul2
elif choice == 4:
div1 = input("Divide this: ")
div2 = input("by this: ")
print div1, "/", div2, "=", div1 / div2
elif choice == 5:
loop = 0
Any assistance appreciated.
ERROR MESSAGE
return input (1)
File "<stdin>", line 1
SyntaxError: 'return' outside function
This seems completely unrelated to the choice code?
You can only use return inside a function (ie a block
starting def....)
HTH
--
Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos
_______________________________________________
Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org
To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
