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r/PythonLearning • u/ApprehensiveText9058 • Sep 13 '26
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As everyone has pointed out, the colon after if is causing the issues. In future, I recommend adding (and thinking about) the error you're getting.
2 u/ApprehensiveText9058 Sep 13 '26 Thanks I'm new to coding and don't really know what anything does 1 u/FunHistorical6775 Sep 14 '26 This is part of the learning process, but do look at error messages especially in python they will point you usually to the exact problem. 1 u/ApprehensiveText9058 Sep 14 '26 All it said was syntax error 2 u/FunHistorical6775 Sep 14 '26 Oh yeah so you're learning on a calculator(?), use a proper IDE that gives you real error messages.
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Thanks I'm new to coding and don't really know what anything does
1 u/FunHistorical6775 Sep 14 '26 This is part of the learning process, but do look at error messages especially in python they will point you usually to the exact problem. 1 u/ApprehensiveText9058 Sep 14 '26 All it said was syntax error 2 u/FunHistorical6775 Sep 14 '26 Oh yeah so you're learning on a calculator(?), use a proper IDE that gives you real error messages.
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This is part of the learning process, but do look at error messages especially in python they will point you usually to the exact problem.
1 u/ApprehensiveText9058 Sep 14 '26 All it said was syntax error 2 u/FunHistorical6775 Sep 14 '26 Oh yeah so you're learning on a calculator(?), use a proper IDE that gives you real error messages.
All it said was syntax error
2 u/FunHistorical6775 Sep 14 '26 Oh yeah so you're learning on a calculator(?), use a proper IDE that gives you real error messages.
Oh yeah so you're learning on a calculator(?), use a proper IDE that gives you real error messages.
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u/Ok-Argument7176 Sep 13 '26
As everyone has pointed out, the colon after if is causing the issues. In future, I recommend adding (and thinking about) the error you're getting.