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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Fully Functional

Posted by Adam Marasli-Zaade
Adam Marasli-Zaade
2,966 Points

Why am I getting a syntax error ?

Hello, everybody :) Why am I getting a syntax error whilst I have followed the video instructions ?

def hows_the_parrot():
    print("he is pining for the fjords!")

hows_the_parrot()

def lumberjack(name):
    if name.lower() == 'kenneth':
       print("Keneth's a lumberjack and he's OK!")
    else:
       print("{} sleeps all night and {} works all day!".format(name, name)

lumberjack("Kenneth")

That's my code.

I run it and I get this :

File "functions.py", line 12
lumberjack("Kenneth")
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Thanks in advance.

Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points
Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points

You missed the brackers in print bro.In the else block ,you did"t close the brackets for print.Thats why.

Correct CODE: def hows_the_parrot(): print("he is pining for the fjords!")

hows_the_parrot()

def lumberjack(name): if name.lower() == 'kenneth': print("Keneth's a lumberjack and he's OK!") else: print("{} sleeps all night and {} works all day!".format(name, name))

lumberjack("Kenneth")

4 Answers

Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points
Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points

Missed to close the brackets for print in Else block. def hows_the_parrot(): print("he is pining for the fjords!")

hows_the_parrot()

def lumberjack(name): if name.lower() == 'kenneth': print("Keneth's a lumberjack and he's OK!") else: print("{} sleeps all night and {} works all day!".format(name, name))

lumberjack("Kenneth")

Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points
Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points

Damn,man .How much items will you post it for Christ sake.CHECK THE PARANTHESIS FOR LAST PRINT.

Adam Marasli-Zaade
Adam Marasli-Zaade
2,966 Points

???

Nichelle Segar
Nichelle Segar
9,857 Points
Nichelle Segar
Nichelle Segar
9,857 Points

In the terminal, type:

from functions import lumberjack

Brian Hudson
Brian Hudson
14,785 Points
Brian Hudson
Brian Hudson
14,785 Points

What they're trying to say is you just missed the closing parentheses in your last print statement:

else:
       print("{} sleeps all night and {} works all day!".format(name, name)) # <--- closing parenthesis right here 

lumberjack("Kenneth")

It's easier to see in markdown.