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Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsSyntaxError
Hi.
I got the above error.
My code:
name = input("Please enter your name: ")
number = input("Please enter a number: ")
# TODO: Make sure the number is an integer
number = int(number)
# TODO: Print out the user's name and the number entered,
# making sure the two statements are on separate lines of output.
print("Hey {}!\nThe number {}...".format(name, number)
# TODO: Compare the number the user gave with the different
# FizzBuzz conditions.
# *********************
# If the number is divisible by 3, print "is a Fizz number."
# If the number is divisible by 5, print "is a Buzz number."
# If the number is divisible by both 3 and 5, print "is a FizzBuzz number."
# Otherwise, print "is neither a fizzy or a buzzy number."
# *********************
if (number % 3)
print(number + " is a Fizz number.")
elif (number % 5)
print(number + " is a Buzz number.")
elif (number % 3) & (number % 5)
print(number + " is a FizzBuzz number.")
else
print(number + " is neither a fizzy nor a buzzy number.")
# TODO: Define variables for is_fizz and is_buzz that stores
# a Boolean value of the condition. Remember that the modulo operator, %,
# can be used to check if there is a remainder.
# Using the variables, check the condition of the value, and print the necessary
# string
Error:
File "challenge.py", line 20
print(number + " is a Fizz number.")
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
2 Answers
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 PointsSome things to look at:
1) Missing closing parenthesis for print statement here
print("Hey {}!\nThe number {}...".format(name, number)
2) If, elif, else statements should end in a colon
3) Fizzbuzz should be tested as the first condition (try 15 with %3 as the first condition)
4) Integers and strings can't be concatenated in Python without conversion. Ex:
print(str(number) + " is a FizzBuzz number.")
5) I had to explicitly compare the modulo result to 0 though not sure why. Ex:
elif (number%3==0):
Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsI think the 0 in number & 3 == 0 is the remainder.
Thank you!
Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsThe order of Ken Alger's instructions confused me. He lists the if statements and then tells us to define the variables.