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Python

Posted by douglas gray
douglas gray
888 Points

can anyone tell me what syntax errors they see in this code?

The preview shows me that the indentation is removed, so I've replaced it with arrows that show the number of times I pressed tab.

import random
secret_num = random.randint(1,10)

while True:
  guess=input("guess a number between one and ten")

  if guess == secret_num
      print ("you got it. My number was{}".format (secret_num))
      break
  else:
      print ( "thats not my number")

[MOD: added ```python markdown formatting -cf]

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points

You are missing a colon:

  if guess == secret_num:  # <-- missing colon