[noob] Error!

[Brian van den Broek]

administrata said unto the world upon 2005-02-04 17:59:
> I'm programming Car Salesman Program.
> It's been "3 days" learning python...
> But, i got problem
> 
> 
> Write a Car Salesman program where the user enters the base price of a
> car. The program should add on a bunch of extra fees such as tax,
> license, dealer prep, and destination charge. Make tax and license a
> percent of the base price. The other fees should be set values.
> Display the actual price of the car once all the extras are applied.
 >
> print "CAR SALESMAN PROGRAM"
> print "\nEnter data."
> base_price = int(raw_input("Base Price: "))
> 
> tax = int(raw_input("/nTax: "))
> license1 = int(raw_input("License: "))
> dealer = 30
> charge = 5
> print "Dealer Prep: ", dealer
> print "Destination Charge: ", charge
> 
> actual_price = (((base_price * tax / 100) + license1 / 100) + dealer +
> change
> print "\n\nActual price: ", actual_price
> 
> raw_input("")
> 
> error occurs, i think the problem is in actual_price. but,
> I don't know how to comebine percentage and raw_input.
> help me...
> 
> thx 4 reading... :)

Hi,

a couple of general tips for seeking help:

1) "error occurs" isn't helpful. What's the error? How do you know? Is 
it that you don't get the expected output? Then show what you get and 
say what you expected. Is it that you get a traceback giving detailed 
and helpful information to track down the error? Then include those 
details in your post. (They might not make sense to you, but they will 
help helpers help you.)

2) This smells like a homework problem. If it is, say so. That way, no 
one will think you are trying to get someone to do your homework for 
you, and will be much more receptive to request for a push in the 
right direction.

Looking at the line:

actual_price = (((base_price * tax / 100) + license1 / 100) + dealer + 
change

I see you've 3 '('s, but only 2 ')'s.

Also, because of point (1), I cannot know if this is relevant to your 
sense that there is an error, but in:

(base_price * tax / 100)

you might try changing 100 to 100.0. Run these through the interpreter:
1 / 10
1 / 10.0
and consult the FAQ on www.python.org for an explanation of the 
difference.

Best,

Brian vdB