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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Correct errors

David Lassen-Diesen
David Lassen-Diesen
184 Points
Posted by David Lassen-Diesen
David Lassen-Diesen
184 Points

Error.py

Hi there, I'm working on the errors.py document within python and I've hit the error message invalid syntax error and I can't see where the problem is? Hoping someone can help, Many thanks David Lassen-Diesen

errors.py 
print("Hello") print("Hello")
print(name) print("name")

print("Let's do some maths) print ("Let's do some maths"!)
print(5 + "a") print(5 + 5)
print("Thanks for playing along") print("Thanks for playing along"!)

2 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi David,

The 5 + "a" line needs to be changed to "5" + "a" - add two strings together. The last line, you have the exclamation mark outside the string.

I corrected the code to this:

print("Hello")
print("name") # add inverted commas

print("Let's do some math!")
print("5" + "a") # make 5 a string

print("Thanks for playing along!") # change the single quote to a double

I hope that helps,

Steve.