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Python Python Basics (Retired) Ins & Outs String Concatenation

Posted by Ira Salem
Ira Salem
10,331 Points

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Here is the code in my python document titled "lumberjack.py".

name = input("What is your name? ")

if name == "Ira";

print(name + " is a lumberjack and he is OK!!")

else;

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

In the console I'll type in "python lumberjack.py" and instead of getting what the instructor is getting I keep getting a "SyntaxError: invalid syntax" message.

I would copy and paste it but I don't know how.

1 Answer

William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,865 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,865 Points

if name == "Ira";, use colon, not semicolon. and else; too.

Ira Salem
Ira Salem
10,331 Points

You sir are Awesome! Thank you for this. This made my head hurt so much. I didn't catch that minor detail.

William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,865 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,865 Points

that's why sometimes having another pair of eyes to take a look at your code can help so much. hah