[Tutor] Help with class example

[bob gailer]

On 10/27/2012 1:26 PM, Frank Pontius wrote:
>
> Here ya go!
>
> Can't do what you want as this is a programmatic error from 
> interrupter.  Only a screen shot will tell you the full situation.  I 
> have class example which is to be used for our homework, and I copied 
> it into IDLE and it won't work, with error below.  I've tried several 
> ways to work around this
>
> Thanks
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Angel [mailto:d at davea.name]
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 7:55 PM
> To: Frank Pontius
> Cc: tutor at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Help with class example
>
> On 10/18/2012 07:59 PM, Frank Pontius wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I'm taking a beginners course on Python.
>
> >
>
> > Have class example which is to be used in H/W, which I can't get to 
> work.
>
> > Thus I figure the example is wrong.  But I need this to get H/W done.
>
> >
>
> > Using 'import random' and random.randrange in function, returning #.
>
> >
>
> > import random
>
> >
>
> > def RandomNumberGen ():
>
> >     if random.randrange(0, 2) == 0:
>
get rid of the colon. That is used only at the start a compound 
statement e;g; if, else, for, while, def class, ...
>
> >              X  return "tails"
>
> >     return "heads"
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Simple enough, but running in my Python 2.7.3 IDLE - it will not even
>
> > run, and give syntax (red char box) error at the X above.
>
> >
>
> > Frank
>
> >
>
> >
>
> So why is there an X there?  As the compiler tells you, that's a 
> syntax error. The return statement starts with an 'r'
>
> Please use only text editors to edit code, and use copy/paste to copy 
> the actual source to your message, while composing the message in text 
> mode.  We cannot tell who has mangled the code, but only how it 
> happens to look after the mangling is finished.  If it ever goes 
> through a word processor, or through an html message (which your is), 
> then all bets are off.
>
> Another thing.  Copy/paste the actual error message, including the 
> traceback.  Don't summarize it, or paraphrase it.
>
An IDE is an exception to that request since it displays certain 
exceptions in a different way.
>
>

-- 
Bob Gailer
919-636-4239
Chapel Hill NC

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