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Python Python Basics (Retired) Ins & Outs String Concatenation

Kyson Walker
Kyson Walker
49 Points
Posted by Kyson Walker
Kyson Walker
49 Points

Receiving a "SyntaxError: invalid syntax" when running "python lumberjack.py, everything is typed exactly as instructed.

name = input("What's your name? ")

if name == "Brittany": print(name + " is a lumberjack and she's OK!") else: print(name + " sleeps all night and " + name + " works all day!")

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MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
6,766 Points
MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
MUZ140889 Dephine Chenayi Chihota
6,766 Points

can you check if your indentation is correct. maybe its a matter of indentation. remember your print statements should be the only ones that's indented and your if and else statements should be in the same line.

name = input("What's your name? ")

if name == "Brittany": 

    print(name + " is a lumberjack and she's OK!") 

else: 
    print(name + " sleeps all night and " + name + " works all day!")