Python invalid syntax error

Nika Bolokov

Hi All,

Writing the code below in Python 3.3 I keep getting an invalid syntax error when I try to run it:

thing ='house'
animal ='cat'
if thing == 'animal':
if animal == 'cat':
print('This is a cat')
else:
print('I dont know what this animal is')
else:
print ('I dont know what this thing is')



Anyone any ideas as to why this is happening? (Bad copy and paste, the text is not indented but hopefully someone can see where I have messed up)

Much appreciated,

Nika

Nika Bolokov

thing = 'animal'
animal = 'cat'

if thing == 'animal':
if animal == 'cat':
print ('This is a cat')
else:
print ('I dont know what this animal is')

else:
print('I dont know what this thing is')

srsly78

The indentation is important in python, leaving it out is not optional.

Put code tags around your post.

deconduo

The code looks fine, but the indentation does matter. This is what it should look like:

thing ='house'
animal ='cat'
if thing == 'animal':
    if animal == 'cat':
        print('This is a cat')
    else:
        print('I dont know what this animal is')
else:
    print ('I dont know what this thing is')

Nika Bolokov

Thanks so much guys. I had the text indented but the else command was not down properly.

Cheers !

spaceHopper

What editor are you using, I find pyscripter great as it pick up trouple with indenting and syntax you can also use the interpiter free from to try out cose