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8,253 PointsInvalid sytax error
I'm getting the following error:
treehouse:~/workspace$ python shopping_list_3.py
File "shopping_list_3.py", line 33
if index:
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
An here's my code:
shopping_list = []
def show_help():
print("\nSeperate each item with a comma.")
print("Type DONE to quit, SHOW to see the current list, and HELP to get this message")
def show_list():
count = 1
for item in shopping_list:
print("{}: {}".format(count, item))
count += 1
print("Give me a list of things you want to shop for.")
show_help()
while True:
new_stuff = input("> ")
if new_stuff == "DONE":
print("\nHere's your list:")
show_list()
break
elif new_stuff == "HELP":
show_help()
continue
elif new_stuff == "SHOW":
show_list()
continue
else:
new_list = new_stuff.split(",")
index = input("Add this at a certain spot? Press enter for the end of the list, "
"or give me a number. Currently {} items in the list.".format(
len(shopping_list))
if index:
spot = int(index) - 1
for item in new_list:
shopping_list.insert(spot, item.strip())
spot += 1
else:
for item in new_list:
shopping_list.append(item.strip())
Does anybody know what could possibly be causing this?
2 Answers
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherYou need one more closing parenthesis on the input()
function.
Duraen Kingsley
3,743 PointsThanks Kenneth Love this answer helped solve by shopping list 4 problem.
Michael Joyce
8,253 PointsMichael Joyce
8,253 PointsThanks!