>>>>> "Jess" == Jess Martin <trickster121990 at hotmail.com> writes: Jess> i need help. im just learning to program and every time i Jess> try to do a command more than a line long it wont work You probably need to terminate the partial command with a slash '\', as in >>> x = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + \ ... 2 + 2 + 2 >>> >>> x 22 JDH