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Python

Posted by priyanka shukla
priyanka shukla
3,051 Points

hi what is the syntax error in the code?

start = 99 while start: print("{} bottles of milk on the wall, {} bottles of milk.".format(start, start)) print("Take one down and pour it on some cereal.") start += 1 print("{} bottles of milk on the wall.".format(start)) if start = 100: break

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya there! The thing is why'd you even need a loop especially ,while, just to print something to screen just once? Remove everything from loop and move it into a function and then call the function , you're good to go.(:

1 Answer

Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,723 Points

You need a double equals '==', not a single '=' in your if statement.

A single equals '=' is used to make an assignment, A double equals '==' is used to test equality.

Also, when pasting code, wrap it in 3 backticks ( ` ), and it will display like so:

start = 99 
while start:
    print("{} bottles of milk on the wall, {} bottles of milk.".format(start, start))
    print("Take one down and pour it on some cereal.")
    start += 1
    print("{} bottles of milk on the wall.".format(start))
    if start == 100: #Use '==' instead of '='
        break