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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Number Game Refinement

Dez Lin
Dez Lin
1,462 Points
Posted by Dez Lin
Dez Lin
1,462 Points

Syntax error for "break"

below is my code, exactly the same as Kenneth's, but it's not working...

======================================== import random

generate a random number bettween 1 and 10

secret_num = random.randint(1,10)

def game(): while True: #get a number guess from the player guess = int(input("Guess a number between 1 and 10"))

    #compare guess to secret number
    if guess == secret_num:
        print("You got it! the number was {}".format(secret_num)
        break
    else:
        print("nope, that's not it")

game()

treehouse:~/workspace$ python number_game.py
File "number_game.py", line 14
break
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax 

Can someone tell me why?

3 Answers

Dave Faliskie
Dave Faliskie
17,793 Points
Dave Faliskie
Dave Faliskie
17,793 Points

Looks like your missing a closing bracket. Try:

print("You got it! the number was {}").format(secret_num)
Nathan Burnham
Nathan Burnham
7,827 Points
Nathan Burnham
Nathan Burnham
7,827 Points

You need a second parentheses at the end of the print command to close it.

Dez Lin
Dez Lin
1,462 Points
Dez Lin
Dez Lin
1,462 Points

Thank you guys! you're the best!~ got it!