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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Returning Values

Posted by Hayden Wilson
Hayden Wilson
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I keep getting errors in the REPL about SyntaxError: invalid syntax on line one with File "<stdin>"

I keep getting errors in the REPL about SyntaxError: invalid syntax on line one with File "<stdin>" in most of the programs I'm writing. I then have to reload the repl etc.

Am I doing something wrong?

Heres one example...

import math

def split_check(total, number_of_people):
    cost_per_person = math.ceil(total / number_of_people)
    return cost_per_person

amount_due = split_check(89.74, 4)
print("Each person owes ${}.".format(amount_due))"

I'll then type: "python check_please.py" into terminal...

which then returns:

"File "<stdin>", line 1 python check_please.py ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax"

Help appreciated :D Thanks

1 Answer

Mel Rumsey
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Mel Rumsey
Treehouse Moderator

Hi there Hayden Wilson If you are trying to run your file, you will need to run it outside of the python shell. To exit the shell you can type exit() and then try to run the file using python check_please.py.

Hopefully that helps!