Why is it showing SyntaxError?
I'm totally new to learning programming, can anyone help me out with this simple question, please and thank you in advance.
x=2
if x ==2:
print("the number is 2.")
if x%2==0:
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
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CodePudding user response：
after if you do not have statement
x=2
if x ==2:
print("the number is 2.")
if x%2==0:
print("the number is even.")
CodePudding user response：
Most of Python programmers use spaces rather than tabs for indentation.
Remove extra space before print. [SPACE 4 times] print("the number is 2.")
x=2
if x ==2:
print("the number is 2.")
if x%2==0:
print("the number is even.")
Your editor may be adding tabs but if you took a snippet of code from the web, your file may now contain both tabs & spaces.
It is easiest to go with the flow and adopt the spaces-as-indentation convention, so you will not have to reformat other people's code so much.
Adopting the spaces-as-indentation convention does not mean having to press SPACE 4 times for each indentation level. Your editor should have a configuration option which makes pressing TAB insert 4 spaces.