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Benjamin Dannhoff
513 PointsSyntax error
i received this error
File "masterticket.py", line 12
if number_of_tickets < tickets_remaining
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
why is this the case
TICKET_PRICE = 10
tickets_remaining = 100
while tickets_remaining >= 1:
print("There are {} tickets_remaning.".format(tickets_remaining))
name = input("What is your name? ")
number_of_tickets = input(name + " how many tickets would you like to purchase? ")
try:
number_of_tickets = int(number_of_tickets)
if number_of_tickets > tickets_remaining
raise ValueError("There are only {} ticket remaining, nice try."format(tickets_remaining))
except ValueError as err:
print("oh no, we ran into an issue {}, please try again".format(err))
else:
total = number_of_tickets * TICKET_PRICE
print("Your total is {}".format(total))
proceed = input("{}, would you like to proceed with your purchase? Yes or No? ".format(name))
if proceed.lower() == "yes":
print("SOLD!")
print("Thank you very much {}, please come back soon.".format(name))
tickets_remaining -= number_of_tickets
else:
print("{}, thank you very much for your interest, please come back anytime.".format(name))
print("Sorry all sold out")
1 Answer
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 PointsYou are missing a colon at the end of your if statement. It should be
if number_of_tickets > tickets_remaining: