Errors

[Stidolph, David]

try this...

tally = 0
for word in All_Words:
	z = 0
	while z < len(word):
		if z == 0:
			tally = tally + alpha.index(word[z])
		else:
			tally = tally + (alpha.index(word[z]) * 26)

The right side of the '=' is being done before the left, so you are trying
to read a variable that has not been initialized.

-----Original Message-----
From: smoothasice at geocities.com [mailto:smoothasice at geocities.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:17 PM
To: python-list at cwi.nl
Subject: Errors


Ok I have been using python and I have noticed that the errors aren't
truly helpful.. I don't know if I just didn't learn this properly but I
dont' know why this generates an error:

for word in All_Words:
	z = 0
	while z < len(word):
		if z == 0:
			tally = tally + alpha.index(word[z])
		else:
			tally = tally + (alpha.index(word[z]) * 26)

It gives me this: NameError: tally
and I don't know why......

THanks,
Anton