[Tutor] New User-Need-Help

[Joel Goldstick]

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com>wrote:

> Are you using python 2 or python 3?
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
> spiceninja4u at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ok, so I made a shortcut to IDLE(GUI) and I open it up. click "New
>> Window" and type in the code:
>> print "Game Over"
>> raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to exit")
>> and save the file on my desktop.
>> I double-click it and it opens a black window with gray text for a split
>> second and if you look quickly enough then you can see "Invalid Sytnax".
>> If I do the same code in the Interactive Window then it highlights
>> "raw_input" and says "Invalid Syntax"
>>
>> Are you using python 2 or python 3?
>

Sorry, you said above python 3.  In python 3 raw_input was changed to
input.  so change that and it will work for you.
There are some differences between 2 and 3 that you will need to look out
for.  Go to the python.org site to learn about them.  Your book was written
for python 2 it seems


>
>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
>>> spiceninja4u at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It Didn't work.
>>>
>>>
>>> First of all, reply to all.  You are sending messages to me only, not to
>>> the group.  Other's may be able to help you better than I can.
>>>
>>> Second.  "It didn't work" is not a useful answer.
>>>
>>> So you have a file with two lines in it.  The first has a print
>>> statement.  The second has a raw_input statement.  When you run it, what
>>> happens exactly? Do you get a traceback message telling you what the error
>>> is, and on what line?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Joel Goldstick <
>>>> joel.goldstick at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
>>>>> spiceninja4u at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Joel Goldstick <
>>>>>> joel.goldstick at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Deborah Piotrowski <
>>>>>>> spiceninja4u at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am very new to Python, I am using the e-book "Python Programming
>>>>>>>> for the Absolute Beginner" and am starting with a simple "Game Over"
>>>>>>>> Program.  This is the code:which is extremely simple!
>>>>>>>> print"Game Over" raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to exit")
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> welcome Nicholas
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One important thing about python is indentation is important.  You
>>>>>>> have presented your code in a way that can't be.  Can you actually copy
>>>>>>> your program and paste it into an email message.  Also, Windows, Linux, Mac?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's it. It is supposed to bring up a window that says "Game
>>>>>>>> Over" and at the bottom say "Press enter Key to exit" and when you press
>>>>>>>> the enter key it is supposed to exit(big suprise).
>>>>>>>> But all it does is highlight "raw_input" and says "invalid syntax"
>>>>>>>> Now, if I just put "print "Game Over"" then it says Game Over UNDERNEATH
>>>>>>>> the code I just printed!
>>>>>>>> now I am following the book to the *pixel* and that is not what is
>>>>>>>> supposed to happen!
>>>>>>>> Please email me back as soon as you get this...(if you are not to
>>>>>>>> busy).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,Nicholas
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Joel Goldstick
>>>>>>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry, I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit with Python 3.3
>>>>>> Here is the code in exact form
>>>>>> print "Game Over"
>>>>>>      raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to Exit")
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Nicholas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You need to unindent the raw_input like so:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> print "Game Over"
>>>>> raw_input("\n\nPress Enter Key to Exit")
>>>>>
>>>>> In python you indent code blocks (like for loops, if statements,
>>>>> function blocks, etc.).  You can't just indent from one line to the next in
>>>>> sequential code or you will be told its a syntax error
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Joel Goldstick
>>>>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Nicholas J. Piotrowski
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joel Goldstick
>>> http://joelgoldstick.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nicholas J. Piotrowski
>>
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> --
> Joel Goldstick
> http://joelgoldstick.com
>



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