> When I do an input command, I hit enter so I may then do the if and else >command but when I hit enter it Python 2.1 (#15, Apr 16 2001, 18:25:49) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. IDLE 0.8 -- press F1 for help >>> if 1: print "hello" hello >>> Returns don't matter. The colon does, however. C//