On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 4:31 PM, <ajetrum...@gmail.com> wrote: > hello all, > > This has got me a tad bit confused I think. I am running 3.3.0 and I know > that Python looks to group code together that is supposed to be in the same > block. But the question is, where are the rules for this? For instance, if > I type the following in a PY file, it errors out and I don't see the DOS > window with the output in Vista:
It’s called the command prompt. > a=1; > if a==1: print(1) > else: print(0) > wait = input("press key") > > However, if I don't indent anything at all, it works! > > a=1; > if a==1: print(1) > else: print(0) > wait = input("press key") You indented the wrong thing. You put your if/else statement in a non-standard way (which works, but is discouraged). Also, you ended the first line with a semicolon (same case). So, the proper code would be: a=1 if a==1: print(1) else: print(0) wait = input("press key") (I resisted the urge to add spaces around `=` and `==`, something most people want you to do.) -- Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <http://kwpolska.tk> PGP: 5EAAEA16 stop html mail | always bottom-post | only UTF-8 makes sense -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list