[Tutor] New User-Need-Help

[Joel Goldstick]

Are you using python 2 or python 3?


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Deborah Piotrowski
<spiceninja4u at gmail.com>wrote:

> Ok, so I made a shortcut to IDLE(GUI) and I open it up. click "New Window"
> and type in the code:
> print "Game Over"
> raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to exit")
> and save the file on my desktop.
> I double-click it and it opens a black window with gray text for a split
> second and if you look quickly enough then you can see "Invalid Sytnax".
> If I do the same code in the Interactive Window then it highlights
> "raw_input" and says "Invalid Syntax"
>
> Are you using python 2 or python 3?

>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com>wrote:
>
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>>
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>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
>> spiceninja4u at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It Didn't work.
>>
>>
>> First of all, reply to all.  You are sending messages to me only, not to
>> the group.  Other's may be able to help you better than I can.
>>
>> Second.  "It didn't work" is not a useful answer.
>>
>> So you have a file with two lines in it.  The first has a print
>> statement.  The second has a raw_input statement.  When you run it, what
>> happens exactly? Do you get a traceback message telling you what the error
>> is, and on what line?
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Joel Goldstick <
>>> joel.goldstick at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
>>>> spiceninja4u at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Joel Goldstick <
>>>>> joel.goldstick at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
>>>>>> spiceninja4u at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am very new to Python, I am using the e-book "Python Programming
>>>>>>> for the Absolute Beginner" and am starting with a simple "Game Over"
>>>>>>> Program.  This is the code:which is extremely simple!
>>>>>>> print"Game Over" raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to exit")
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> welcome Nicholas
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One important thing about python is indentation is important.  You
>>>>>> have presented your code in a way that can't be.  Can you actually copy
>>>>>> your program and paste it into an email message.  Also, Windows, Linux, Mac?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's it. It is supposed to bring up a window that says "Game Over"
>>>>>>> and at the bottom say "Press enter Key to exit" and when you press the
>>>>>>> enter key it is supposed to exit(big suprise).
>>>>>>> But all it does is highlight "raw_input" and says "invalid syntax"
>>>>>>> Now, if I just put "print "Game Over"" then it says Game Over UNDERNEATH
>>>>>>> the code I just printed!
>>>>>>> now I am following the book to the *pixel* and that is not what is
>>>>>>> supposed to happen!
>>>>>>> Please email me back as soon as you get this...(if you are not to
>>>>>>> busy).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,Nicholas
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Joel Goldstick
>>>>>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit with Python 3.3
>>>>> Here is the code in exact form
>>>>> print "Game Over"
>>>>>      raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to Exit")
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Nicholas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You need to unindent the raw_input like so:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> print "Game Over"
>>>> raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to Exit")
>>>>
>>>> In python you indent code blocks (like for loops, if statements,
>>>> function blocks, etc.).  You can't just indent from one line to the next in
>>>> sequential code or you will be told its a syntax error
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Joel Goldstick
>>>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nicholas J. Piotrowski
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joel Goldstick
>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>
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>
>
> --
> Nicholas J. Piotrowski
>



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Joel Goldstick
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