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Python

Kenneth Huddleston
Kenneth Huddleston
1,494 Points
Posted by Kenneth Huddleston
Kenneth Huddleston
1,494 Points

Trouble with Python code...

The below code is giving me a syntax error at line 30. I can't seem to figure out why... Does anyone have any ideas?

import sys as s

TICKET_PRICE = 10

tickets_remaining = 100

# output how many tickets remaining

print("There are {} tickets remaining".format(tickets_remaining))

# Gather the user's name and assign it to a new variable.

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

# Prompt the user by name and ask how many tickets they would like to purchase
# Calculate the price (number of tickets multiplied by the price)
# Output the price to the screen

number_of_tickets = int(input("Hello, {}! How many tickets would you like to purchase today?  ".format(name)))
total_cost = float(TICKET_PRICE * number_of_tickets)
print("The total price is ${}".format(total_cost))

# Prompt user if they want to proceed. Y/N

print("The number of tickets you are buying is {} for a total of ${}.".format(number_of_tickets, total_cost))
confirmation = input("Would you like to proceed? (Y/N)?  ")

# If they want to proceed, print out "SOLD!" to the screen to confirm purchase. Also, reduce ticket count by number of tickets bought.

if confirmation.upper is == "Y" or confirmation.upper is == "YES":
    tickets_remaining -= number_of_tickets
    print("SOLD! Enjoy the concert, {}".format(name))    

# If they do not want to proceed, thank them by name.
else:
    print("Thank you for your interest, {}. I hope you have a wonderful day!".format(name))
    s.exit()

1 Answer

Christian Beckett
Christian Beckett
11,123 Points 
while tickets_remaining >= 1: # want to output the remaining ticket using tickets_remaining

print("There are {} tickets left!".format(tickets_remaining))


# We would need to find out their name and make it into a variable

name = input("Hi there! Welcome to MasterTicket! Whats your name?   ")

# Prompt the user by name and ask them how many tickets they would like
number_of_tickets = input("Hi {}! How many tickets would you like to purchase?  ".format(name)) 

number_of_tickets = int(number_of_tickets)

# Calculate the price (number of tickets * ticket price) assign to variable

total_due = number_of_tickets * TICKET_PRICE

# Output the price to the screen

print("Your total will be ${}!".format(total_due))

# Prompt user is the want to proceed? y/n
proceed_out = input("Would you like to proceed? Y/N ")

# If they want to proceed 
if proceed_out.lower() == "Y" :
# print out to the screen "sold!"
#TODO: Gather credit card info
    print("Sold!")
# reduce tickets remaining by the number purchased
    tickets_remaining -= number_of_tickets
    print("There are {} tickets remaining!".format(tickets_remaining))

# otherwise.....
else:
    print("Thank you for stopping by {}!".format(name))
# Thank them by name

# Notify User that tickets are sold out  

print("Sorry! We are sold out!")
Christian Beckett
Christian Beckett
11,123 Points

I believe this should point out whats wrong Kenneth Huddleston

Kenneth Huddleston
Kenneth Huddleston
1,494 Points
Kenneth Huddleston
Kenneth Huddleston
1,494 Points

I appreciate you sharing your code! I hate to be difficult, but I still don't see the issue. Mine seems roughly comparable, and I don't see any punctuation or indentation errors...

Kenneth Huddleston
Kenneth Huddleston
1,494 Points
Kenneth Huddleston
Kenneth Huddleston
1,494 Points

Ah. Never mind. I figured it out. It was an unnecessary 'is' statement on line 30 that was doing me in. Thanks for the help, Christian! Your code was a real life-saver.