[Tutor] else syntax error problem

[Deirdre Saoirse]

On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Nigel Pauli wrote:

>  >>> for i in range(10,-1,-1):
>           if i != 0:
>                     print i
>                     else:
> 
>  SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>  >>>
> 
> What should continue after else is...
>                     print "Blastoff!"
> 
> What it looks like is that the part of python that handles else and elif
> is missing - but that's daft, isn't it? Is it significant that that else:
> below print i isn't hanging indented to be back underneath the if 2 lines
> above?

Yes. It needs to be at the same indentation level as the if.

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