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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Conditional Value

david dvash
david dvash
412 Points
Posted by david dvash
david dvash
412 Points

invalid syntex error?

i wrote if age >= 13 admitted = True

i tried to move along and i received an "invalid syntex error (<string>, line 1)

what is it about?

conditions.py 
admitted = None

if (age >= 13)
admitted = True

1 Answer

james south
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james south
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james south
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you need a colon at the end of the if statement, remove the parens () in the if statement, and tab the body of the if statement over to the right.