newbie: Syntax error

[Kartic]

Chad,

The usage is like this:
- if <cond1>:
-     <block 1>
- elif <cond2>:
-     <block 2>
- else:
-     <block 3>

So, your code should be:
if tries == 1:
....
elif tries == 2:
....

(You have 'else' followed by a condition...hence a syntax error. else
is what it means - "if no other condition is satisfied". You should use
'elif' for subsequent conditions after 'if'.)

Thanks,
-Kartic