[mdlug] Python Code Question

[teacher1st]

Hi Jeremy,

The print statement needs a string as an argument:

print str(int(reply) ** 2)


This will work if reply contains an integer.


Also will work with a float as an input if:

print str(float(reply) ** 2)


I, too, am learning Python, through a free EdX MOOC:
MITx: 6.00.1x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python


https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x-5

I'm using:

Python 2.7.9

on Ubuntu 15.04

For an editor I'm using the free copy of Canopy:
    https://store.enthought.com/

I was in MDLUG a three years ago when I was living in Warren, MI, then 
moved to Palm Coast, FL, for a couple years.  Now living in Ukraine.

Feel free to correspond about Python.  I am 7 hours earlier than 
Michigan time.

Best regards,

    jim kobe



On 09/05/2015 04:56 AM, JeremyBekka C wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to learn Python by working through the book "Learning Python
> (3th Edition) - Ascher, Lutz (O'Reilly, 2008)". I have a question regarding
> one of the examples in the book which is using python 2.2. The code is the
> following:
>
> while True:
>      reply = raw_input('Enter text:')
>      if reply == 'stop' : break
>      print int(reply) ** 2
> print 'Bye
>
> When I run this in the Idle interpreter it gives me an error on line 4 with
> the int() built-in and says "SyntaxError: invalid syntax".
>
> If I run this in the terminal I get the following:
>
>>>> while True:
> ...       reply = raw_input('Enter text:')
> ...       if reply == 'stop' : break
> ...       print int(reply) ** 2
> ...    print 'Bye'
>    File "<stdin>", line 5
>      print 'Bye'
>          ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
> Any idea what is wrong here? Iooked up the integer built-in on the python
> website and it did not give me any ideas what is wrong.
>
> Thanks
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