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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Sets Out Of This Word Game

Sidharth Kaushik
PLUS
Sidharth Kaushik
Courses Plus Student 1,329 Points

Out Of This Word Error

import random

WORDS = ("treehouse", "python", "learner")

def prompt_for_words(challenge): guesses = set() print("What words can you find in this word '{}'".format(challenge)) print("Enter Q to Quit") While True: guess = input("{} words > ".format(len(guesses))) if guess.upper() == 'Q': break guesses.add(guess.lower()) return guesses

def output_results(results): for word in results: print("* " + word)

challenge_word = random.choice(WORDS)

player1_words = prompt_for_words(challenge_word) player2_words = prompt_for_words(challenge_word)

print("Player 1 Results:") player1_unique = player1_words - player2_words print("{} guesses, {} unique".format(len(player1_words),len(player2_words))) output_results(player1_unique) print("-" * 10) player2_unique = player2_words - player1_words print("{} guesses, {} unique".format(len(player2_words),len(player1_words))) output_results(player2_unique) print("-" * 10) print("Shared guesses:") shared_words = player1_words & player2_words output_results(shared_words)

This is my Code and i am getting an syntax error don't know why !!!! treehouse:~/workspace$ python out_of_this_word.py
File "out_of_this_word.py", line 12
While true:
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

1 Answer

Balazs Peak
Balazs Peak
46,160 Points

You are using "While" instead of "while". Keywords are case sensitive in any programming languages that I'm aware of. They are not case sensitive in SQL though, but that's a query language, not a programming language. :)

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