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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Functions and Objects

Posted by kapil gadroo
kapil gadroo
124 Points

function

def StartFirst() :
print("welcome to treehouse")

what is wrong in this code

Joshua Maggwa
Joshua Maggwa
199 Points
Joshua Maggwa
Joshua Maggwa
199 Points

The "print" isn't indented like it's supposed to be

2 Answers

Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points
Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points

Hi Kapil, please see the 'Markdown Cheatsheet' to see how you can format your code properly.

def StartFirst():
    print("welcome to treehouse")

I'm going to assume that your code is formatted properly, and the problem here is simply the space between the () and :

William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

I've edited the question w/ proper markdown. As you can see, the original indentation is incorrect there.

kapil gadroo
kapil gadroo
124 Points

hello Ravji Space between () and : was removed but it is still not working. what is that i am missing here. It is simple to use print function and print . why in this case it is not working Plz help

Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points
Umesh Ravji
Umesh Ravji
42,386 Points 
def StartFirst():
    print("welcome to treehouse")

StartFirst()

You also need the indentation (indentation is really important in python), as William pointed out in another comment. Also, make sure you are calling the function if you aren't.

Joe Gamal
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Joe Gamal
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 68 Points
Joe Gamal
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Joe Gamal
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 68 Points

You must indent your code so,

def start_first(): print("Welcome")

you see my print() method indented inside the function :)