Python invalid syntax error

Nika Bolokov · 10-06-2013 03:45PM #1

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 · 10-06-2013 03:54PM

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 · 10-06-2013 04:13PM

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

Put code tags around your post.

deconduo · 10-06-2013 06:34PM

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 · 10-06-2013 09:22PM

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

Cheers !

spaceHopper · 16-07-2013 01:10PM

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

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