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John Faires
1,361 PointsI am getting a syntax error for a line that is exactly as it appears in the video, please HELP me figure out why.
I am getting a syntax error for the colon at the end of the line 27 code. It appears to be exactly as Kenneth writes it on the video.
while len(bad_guesses) < 7 and len(good_guesses != len(list(answer)):
You can check out a snapshot of the work space here: https://w.trhou.se/o0xs5rqfp1 file is letter_game.py
Thanks for helping!
2 Answers
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 PointsIt's been a while since I did this, but shouldn't it be while len(bad_guesses) < 7 and len(good_guesses) != len(list(answer):
John Faires
1,361 PointsThank you! It is amazing how many times you can look something over, and still miss something like that. I appreciate your help.
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 PointsHaha no problem, happens to me all the time. Good luck with your classes :)
Robert Peters
3,728 PointsRobert Peters
3,728 Pointsi don't get it sorry could you explain why? wouldn't that leave a missing parenthesis? i see that he missed a closing parenthesis off in his, but haven't you now done too? im confused :s