[Tutor] New User-Need-Help

[Joel Goldstick]

so copy the code and the error message here


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Deborah Piotrowski
<spiceninja4u at gmail.com>wrote:

> I did what you said, nothing changed.
> same errors, same syntax message.
> I suggest you run it on your IDLE to see if it works.
>
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> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, you said above python 3.  In python 3 raw_input was changed to
>> input.  so change that and it will work for you.
>> There are some differences between 2 and 3 that you will need to look out
>> for.  Go to the python.org site to learn about them.  Your book was
>> written for python 2 it seems
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Joel Goldstick <
>>>> joel.goldstick at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Nicholas J. Piotrowski
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joel Goldstick
>>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Joel Goldstick
>> http://joelgoldstick.com
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> --
> Nicholas J. Piotrowski
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