[Tutor] function error

[Emile van Sebille]

On 10/2/2010 10:16 AM Joel Goldstick said...
>> ##############################################################################
>> import turtle, random
>>
>> def checkForward(distance):
>>         old_position = turtle.position()
>>         turtle._pen.up()
>>         # no show/hide turtle methods in my turtle module !
>>         turtle.forward(distance)
>>         forward_failed = outOfBounds()
>>         turtle.setx(old_position[0]); turtle.sety(old_position[1])
>>         turtle._pen.down()
>>         # no show/hide turtle methods in my turtle module !
>>         if outOfBounds() == 'false':
>>                 turtle.forward(distance)
>>
>> def stuck():
>>         return forward_failed
>>
>> def outOfBounds():
>>         if (abs(turtle.position()[0])>  turtle.window_height()/2) or
>> (abs(turtle.position()[1])>  turtle.window_width()/2):
>>                 return "true"
>>         else:
>>                 return "false"
>>
>> def randomMove2(d1, d2, a1, a2):
>>          while 1:
>>                  turtle.left(random.uniform(a1,a2))
>>                  checkForward(random.uniform(d1,d2))
>>                  if outOfBounds() == 'true':
>>                          turtle.right(180)
>> #############################################################################
>
> I copied your code between the hash lines and get this:
>
>    File "my_turtle.py", line 19
>      if (abs(turtle.position()[0])>  turtle.window_height()/2) or
>                                                                 ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
>
> Is that all of your code?  it seems to be cut off


Do you see it now?  Your reply contained the 10 ten lines or so of code 
that follows.

Emile