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Python Python Basics All Together Now Gather Information

Posted by Jayden Smith
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Jayden Smith
Python Development Techdegree Student 498 Points

i keep getting a syntax error and i need help!

i copied the code just like the video but for some reason mine doesnt work please help 

# promt user if they want to proceed. Y/N
should_proceed = input("do you want to proceed?  Y/N  "
# if they want to proceed 
if should_proceed.lower() == "y":
  #print to the screen "SOLD!" to confirm purchase 
    print("SOLD!")

ERROR MSG:

treehouse:~/workspace$ python masterticket.py                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  File "/home/treehouse/workspace/masterticket.py", line 23                                                                                                                                                                                    
    if should_proceed.lower() == "y":                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                         ^                                                                                                                                                                                                          
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher
Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there, Jayden Smith :smiley: I've answered your question over in the Techdegree slack channels. But for anyone reading this post, there was a closing parenthesis missing on the preceding line with input().

You originally had:

should_proceed = input("do you want to proceed? Y/N "

instead of:

should_proceed = input("do you want to proceed? Y/N ")  #  closing parenthesis added

Glad you got it figured out! :sparkles:

Peter Vann
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Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

I spot one issue right off the bat.

This

should_proceed = input("do you want to proceed? Y/N "

is missing the closing ")"

This code works (I tested it on my local system):

# Prompt user if they want to proceed.  Y/N?
should_proceed = input("Do you want to proceed?  Y/N  ")

# if they want to proceed
if should_proceed.lower() == "y":
    # print out to screen "Sold!" tp confirm purchase
    print("Sold!")

although, I would actually prefer to code it like this:

# Prompt user if they want to proceed.  Y/N?
should_proceed = input("Do you want to proceed?  Y/N  ").lower()

# if they want to proceed
if should_proceed == "y":
    # print out to screen "Sold!" tp confirm purchase
    print("Sold!")

It's a subtle difference, but I think it makes the if statement more readable and both code snippets have essentially the same functionality.

I hope that helps. Happy coding!