[Tutor] Binary Addition

[Mark Lawrence]

On 13/02/2013 19:13, Ghadir Ghasemi wrote:
> Hi guys can you tell me what is wrong with this code?. It says unexpected indent and the bottom of the code everytime I run it.  Thank you
>
>
> on=True
> while on == True:
>      def eight_digit_binary1(message):
>          response1 = input(message)
>      while len(response1) > 8:
>          response1 = input(message)
>      return (response1)
>
>
>      try:
>
>          binary1 = eight_digit_binary1('please enter the first 8 bit binary number: ');
>          denary1 = 0
>          place_value1 = 1
>
>          for i in binary1 [::-1]:
>                  denary1 += place_value1 * int(i)
>                  place_value1 *= 2
>
>
>          def eight_digit_binary2(message):
>              response2 = input(message)
>          while len(response2) > 8:
>              response2 = input(message)
>          return (response2)
>
>
>          try:
>
>              binary2 = eight_digit_binary2('please enter the first 8 bit binary number: ');
>              denary2 = 0
>              place_value2 = 1
>
>              for i in binary2 [::-1]:
>                      denary2 += place_value2 * int(i)
>                      place_value2 *= 2
>
>              def print_result(result):
>                      result = (place_value1 + place_value2)
>                      remainder = ''
>              while result > 0:
>                      remainder = str(result % 2) + remainder
>                      result >>= 1
>              print("The result is",remainder)
>
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The while loops and return statements in the eight_digit_binary1/2 
functions aren't correctly indented.  Why put these functions within the 
outer while loop?  The trys aren't matched up with anything, you need 
something else, usually one or more except clauses.

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence