newbie: Syntax error

[Bill Mill]

Chad,

try "elif tries == 2" or just "else:". You are not allowed to put an
expression after an else statement.

I recommend you read the python tutorial at
http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html .

Peace
Bill Mill
bill.mill at gmail.com


On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:49:51 -0600, Chad Everett <everettcc at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I am new to Python and programming in general.  I bought the book "Python
> Programming for the Absolute Beginner" by michael Dawson.
> 
> I have been working through it but am having trouble.
> I am trying to make a coin flip program and keep geting a Synax Error
> "invalid syntax".
> 
> If anyone has a moment could you please look at it and tell me what I am
> doing wrong.
> 
> thanks for your time and patience.
> 
> Chad
> 
> # Coin Flip Program
> # This program flips a coin 100 times and tells the number of heads and
> tails.
> # Chad Everett 2/3/2005
> 
> print "\t\t********Coin Flip Game*********\n"
> import random
> 
> # heads = 1
> # tails = 2
> 
> tries = random.randrange(2) + 1
> count = 1
> 
> while count != 100:
>     if tries == 1:
>         heads = 1
>         count += 1
> 
>     else tries == 2:  # I AM GETTING THE SYNTAX ERROR HERE
>         tails = 1
>         count += 1
> 
> print "heads: " + heads
> print "tails: " + tails
> 
> raw_input("Press enter to quit")
> 
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