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Anders Axelsen
3,471 PointsWhy am I not able to use square brackets and curly braces in console?
My system is Windows 10, using the newest version of FireFox. Also with IE, it is a problem.
I have to use Ctrl + Alt in order to make square brackets and curly braces. Might the Ctrl + Alt be the problem?
It is hard for me to follow some of the Python videos in the Flask course due to this.
- I have learned a lot though, compensating by printing from the script in terminal.
3 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there, Anders Axelsen! I'm going to make a semi-educated guess here and say that you are likely using a "nordic" keyboard with the letters "äåö" on it and likely an "Alt Gr" key. I could be wrong. But the console assumes that you are using a US Qwerty keyboard. So the key mappings are going to be off. Here you have a couple of choices. You can switch the keyboard to standard US English, or you can use "Alt Codes". The alt codes, however, will only work from a Windows system and not a Mac. Here is a great site to get you started using alt codes.
Hope this helps!
edited for additional note
When I say to switch the keyboard to English, I mean in your local environment. Also, when using these codes be sure to use "Alt" and not "Alt Gr".
stjarnan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,488 PointsHi Anders,
Have you tried Chrome or Edge?
Anders Axelsen
3,471 PointsHi Stjarnan.
I have just tried Chrome. Same problem.
stjarnan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,488 PointsI use Ctrl + Alt myself for brackets, and experience no problem so I am afraid I have no solution for you right now.
If you use your personal text editor, do you experience the same problem? Test that and we could be able to isolate the problem a little bit.
Anders Axelsen
3,471 PointsWithin the script-writer/terminal, I can do square brackets etc fine. This is also possible in any other text field on my OS, except from Console.
P.S.: Thank you for your helpfulness :-)
Anders Axelsen
3,471 PointsAnders Axelsen
3,471 PointsJennifer - Thank you - it totally worked.
My keyboard is a US-keyboard. I have memorized the nordic keys, though. Finally, I can actually look to the keys to find their acutal value. Relief and peace in the valley..
Looking forward to videos with brackets and braces in console. Yay!
stjarnan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,488 Pointsstjarnan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,488 PointsAwesome Jennifer, nice solution!
How come it works in my consoles but not his? I got kind of curious now :) I am also using a Nordic keyboard, for that matter.
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherJennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacherstjarnan I believe it's because you're referring to your consoles on your local system which use your system settings. And he's referring to the console in workspaces, which of course, is not subject to your system settings.
stjarnan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,488 Pointsstjarnan
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,488 PointsAh I see, yea I missed the part of it being the workspaces console, it makes sense then!
Ismail KOÇ
1,748 PointsIsmail KOÇ
1,748 PointsThanks for helping, my problem is solved