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Python

Jelena Simic
Jelena Simic
285 Points
Posted by Jelena Simic
Jelena Simic
285 Points

print("first_name, "is learning python")

Getting SyntaxError: invalid syntax at min 9:15 when I try to print("first_name, "is learning python"). The "is" is showing up red. I'm trying to copy exactly what he's doing and I cant figure out why it's red.

Justin White
Justin White
8,765 Points
Justin White
Justin White
8,765 Points

looks like the first " is not needed. Try doing print(first_name, "is learning python") i am assuming first_name is a variable. In python when you are calling a variable you do not need to add quotation marks around it.

1 Answer

volhaka
volhaka
9,875 Points
volhaka
volhaka
9,875 Points

It is not clear what are you trying to print but you have 3 quotation marks in your string that you want to print. It causes SyntaxError. it should be 2 single or 2 double quotes around string value. so your print expression could be like that :

print("first_name", "is learning python")

or like that :

print("first_name is learning python")

or if first_name is a variable :

print(first_name, "is learning python")

But I think it should be your name instead of "first_name", but it is not related to SynaxError ;-)