Question

how can i get the code in Written Homework #1.13 to run in order to check my answers? when i paste it into either idle or python i get a syntax error.

Answer 1

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Hi Giuinha,

Two things to check:
is the paste process keeping the correct indentation which is critical in python
and
have you set the 2 variables (pay and location) correctly.

Otherwise is there more information about the error which may help us to debug the problem?

Hope this helps in some way.

Answer 2

well, it's the first line of the code setting the variables that it doesn't like.:
pay = _____
location = _____

but now i think maybe it wants us to fill in those banks?
i.e. type:
pay = 20000
location = 'Massachusetts'

Answer 3

Yes. i
If you haven't filled in values for location and pay you should get some sort of error. Have you tried to run after setting the variables?

Answer 4

yes, but i'm still having a problem. first problem is if i copy and paste from the homework assignment into python or idle, it pastes the endire block of code as a single line, so white space is not preserved.
also, after i fix the spacing, it's showing SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal
and highlighting the last quote in this line:
if location == "U.S.S. Enterprise":"

Answer 5

Remove the " at the end. It is not correct there.

Answer 6

ok, i did that. now when i try saving the module, i keep getting an I/O warning:
non-ASCII found, yet no encoding declared. Add a line like # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- to your file. i can say OK or Edit my file. after it adds that line to the beginning of the file, when i try to run the module python/idle freezes and i have to force quit.

Answer 7

if i don't add that line, i get a Traceback error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/jillweisberg/Dropbox/Python MOOC/loc_pay.py", line 1, in <module>
if location == "U.S.S. Enterprise":
NameError: name 'location' is not defined

Answer 8

thanks for your help andrew. i'm gonna try again tomorrow, but would still appreciate your help.

Answer 9

Any chance you can post your code?

Answer 10

Attached is a working copy if you would like to compare to your code. :-)

Answer 11

Try typing the code yourself. its always a good idea to have repetition in something that your learning. In this way you will have proper indentation and syntax. Give it a try it really works.