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Python

Posted by spiderman
spiderman
564 Points

def hows_the_parrot(): doesnt print the .py

def hows_the_parrot(): print("he's pinig for the fjords!")

hows_the_parrot()

I saved it as func.py. I try to run it on the console as "python func.py" and it spits out "invalid syntax"

Bapi Roy
Bapi Roy
14,237 Points 
def hows_the_parrot(): 
      print("he's pinig for the fjords!")

Intend

1 Answer

Kurt Maurer
Kurt Maurer
16,725 Points
Kurt Maurer
Kurt Maurer
16,725 Points

Hey spiderman,

First, Bapi's response will correct your syntax. In your file, you've only defined the function and haven't called it. When you type "python func.py" into the console, it won't do anything because the file only contains a definition of a function. In order to see the print value, you'll either need to call the function within the file, or, within your Python shell, import func then call the functional manually using func.hows_the_parrot().

Either:

def hows_the_parrot(): 
      print("he's pinig for the fjords!")

hows_the_parrot()

Or:

>>> import func
>>> func.hows_the_parrot()

Hope this helps, and let me know how it goes!