On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Dwight Hutto <dwightdhu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: >> On 24/09/12 20:13, Aija Thompson wrote: >>> >>> Hi! >>> >>> So I've been working on this question for hours! And Python keeps giving >>> me an error saying that my syntax for BMI is wrong. I really can't >>> understand why. >> >> > I'd suggest an editor, or editor option that highlights the end of > certain code separators like brackets/parenthesis > >> >> So send us the full error text not a summary. >> >> If Python reports a syntax its usually recorded at the point immediately >> after the error so you may have to look at the line before. >> >>> So this is what I have so far: >>> >>> w = raw_input('Please give your weight in lbs: ') >>> h = raw_input('Now your height in feet and inches: ') >>> h. split("'") >>> ft, inches = h. split("'") >>> h_sum = float(12*int(ft)) + (int(inches.strip('"')) >> >> >> count the parens in the last expression... >> Proper netiquette suggests I place this here:
I'd suggest an editor, or editor option that highlights the end of certain code separators like brackets/parenthesis so you can see the in depth parameters placed into code. >>> BMI = float(703*w)/float(h_sum*h_sum) >>> print 'Your BMI is: ', BMI > > -- > Best Regards, > David Hutto > CEO: http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com -- Best Regards, David Hutto CEO: http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor