[ATC3]

As far as I can tell I cannot find a way to fix this:

import getpass

def pass_entry:
	p = getpass.getpass(prompt='What is your favorite color? ')
	if p.lower() == 'blue':
    	print 'Right.  Off you go.'
		check = 1
	else:
    	print 'Auuuuugh!'

def check_valid:
	if check = 1:
	print "Hello, Alex"

pass_entry()
check_valid()

I have been having trouble with python lately, mainly due to the fact that I am out of practice. I started in android development so that is why I have been away from python. Any suggestions?

[sepp2k]

In the future it would be helpful if you included the error message(s), you received. But here's what I can see from a glance:

You can't leave out the parameter list when defining a function (or when calling it for that matter) - even if it's empty (lines 3 and 11).

Use == for comparisons, not = (line 12).

The variable check is local to pass_entry, so you can't use it inside check_valid (line 12). One fix would be to make it global, but that's a bad idea. Rather you should return it from pass_entry and pass it as a parameter to check_valid.

You did not indent the body of the if statement (line 13).

[ATC3]

Like this:

import getpass
def pass_entry():
	p = getpass.getpass(prompt='What is your favorite color? ')
	if p.lower() == 'blue':
    	print 'Right.  Off you go.'
		return check = 1
	else:
    	print 'Auuuuugh!'

def check_valid(check):
	if check == 1:
		print "Hello, Alex"

pass_entry()
check_valid()

Because now I get this error message:


File "test.py", line 6
print 'Right. Off you go.'
^
Indentationerror: expected an indented block

I have really forgotten python for some reason.

This post has been edited by ATC3: 03 February 2012 - 09:25 AM

[jimblumberg]

You seem to be mixing spaces with your tabs. You should either use all spaces or all tabs.

Jim

[ATC3]

Well after I fix that I still can't figure out the check part.

[Simown]

Your return statement is invalid syntax, you can't return an assignment:

if p.lower() == 'blue':
    print 'Right.  Off you go.'
    return check = 1

I imagine you want:

if p.lower() == 'blue':
    print 'Right.  Off you go.'
    check = 1
    return check