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Python Python Basics Types and Branching Comparisons

Khaled Khanfar
Khaled Khanfar
1,135 Points
Posted by Khaled Khanfar
Khaled Khanfar
1,135 Points

I'm getting elif syntax error anyone can help with this !

firstName = input("Please enter your first name !")

if firstName == "Khaled": print("Welcome Khaled to your Python class") elif firstName == "John": print("You are in the wrong Class")

    else:
        age == int(input("Please enter your age"))
        if age < 6:
            print("Wow you are still {} , firstName you should learn how to read darling.form(age)")

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                File "/home/main.py", line 13                                                                                                         
elif firstName == "John":                                                                                                           
   ^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

4 Answers

Anthony Crespo
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Anthony Crespo
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 12,961 Points
Anthony Crespo
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Anthony Crespo
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 12,961 Points

Hi! It may happen cause you indented elif and else but I'm not sure if it was just an error when you copied and pasted your code. I unindented them and actually got a completely different error and it was in the else block.

firstName = input("Please enter your first name !")

if firstName == "Khaled":
    print("Welcome Khaled to your Python class")
elif firstName == "John":
    print("You are in the wrong Class")

else:
    age = int(input("Please enter your age"))  # here you used '==' instead of '='
    if age < 6:
        # In this next lane the function that replace the {} by the age value is actually called 'format()'
        # And you need to call it after the string and not inside of it.
        print("Wow you are still {} , firstName you should learn how to read darling".format(age))

Now your code should run correctly.

Podrig Leoghain
Podrig Leoghain
5,094 Points
Podrig Leoghain
Podrig Leoghain
5,094 Points

Anthony is right. Remember, in Python indentation is your friend and your enemy ;)

Khaled Khanfar
Khaled Khanfar
1,135 Points
Khaled Khanfar
Khaled Khanfar
1,135 Points

firstName = input("Please enter your first name !")

        if firstName == "Khaled":
            print("Welcome Khaled to your Python class")
          elif firstName == "John":
            print("You are in the wrong Class")

          else:
            age == int(input("Please enter your age"))
            if age < 6:
              print("Wow you are still {} , firstName you should learn how to read darling.form(age)")


       # Here is the code hope this time will appear good
Khaled Khanfar
Khaled Khanfar
1,135 Points
Khaled Khanfar
Khaled Khanfar
1,135 Points

Thanks Anthony Thanks guys for taking time to answer my question I'm still a beginner and now I realized something I should take care of in future while I'm writing my code