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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Membership

ANDY VAN DEN BOS
ANDY VAN DEN BOS
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Posted by ANDY VAN DEN BOS
ANDY VAN DEN BOS
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invalid syntax (<string>, line 13). But I don' t have a line 13?

I am stuck on this code challenge because of this error message invalid syntax (<string>, line 13). I only see 8 lines so I am not sure how I can have a problem with line 13.

Furthermore I thought my code was pretty straight forward.

What am I missing here?

membership.py 
time = 15

store_open = None
store_hours = [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
if time in store_hours:
    store_open = True 
    else:
        store_open = False

3 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! You're actually doing really well here, and your logic is spot on. The Bummer! message is a little confusing, I know. But the problem here is indentation. Your else block should match up with your if block. If I copy/paste your code in the challenge and adjust the indentation, it passes.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

ANDY VAN DEN BOS
ANDY VAN DEN BOS
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ANDY VAN DEN BOS
ANDY VAN DEN BOS
2,330 Points

Thank you Jennifer, that fixed the problem.

Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
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That is an unusual error message. Tagging Kenneth Love to check on why "<string>, line 13" is printed.

As for your error, The else statement is indented too far. It should align with the if statement. Re-indent the other lines as needed.

Kenneth Love
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Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
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The <string>, line 13 thing is because I'm running your code explicitly in my test and I happen to be running it at line 13. Your code is inside of a giant string when I run it, so...error in a string on line 13. Sadly I can't get any more information from there because it's a syntax error, like Jennifer Nordell pointed out.