On 27/10/2013 11:31 AM, ajetrumpet at gmail.com wrote: > a=1; > if a==1: print(1) > else: print(0) > wait = input("press key") You indent only subordinate statements. You don't need a semi-colon unless it separates two statements on the same line. Your code: a=1 if a==1: print(1) else: print(0) wait = input("press key") I hope that this helps. Colin W.