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Python

Posted by Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones
1,409 Points

Try block Syntax error?

Hey Everyone!

I'm currently getting the below Sysntax error for a try block that I just cannot fix! Any ideas?

File "master.py", line 9                                                                                                                     
    try:                                                                                                                                       
      ^                                                                                                                                        
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Here is my code:

TICKET_PRICE = 10

tickets_remaining = 100 

while tickets_remaining >= 1:
    print("There are currently {} tickets remaining".format(tickets_remaining))
    name = input("Welcome to Master Ticket! What is your name?  ")
    num_tickets = (input("Hey {}, how many tickets would you like to order?  ".format(name))
    try:
        num_tickets = int(num_tickets)                         
    except ValueError:
        print("Oops! That wasn't a valid number. Please try again  ")
    else:               
        sub_total = num_tickets * TICKET_PRICE
        print("Sub total: £{}".format(sub_total))
        confirm = input("Would you like to proceed? Y/N  ")
        if confirm.lower() == "y":
            # TODO: Gather credit card information and process it
            print("SOLD!")
            tickets_remaining -= num_tickets
        else:
            print("Thanks anyway {}".format(name))
print("I'm afraid we have now sold out!")

1 Answer

Pedro Cabral
Pedro Cabral
33,586 Points

It seems that you didn't close a parenthesis on this line:

   num_tickets = (input("Hey {}, how many tickets would you like to order?  ".format(name))

With that said, you don't really need that initial ( before the word input.

Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones
1,409 Points

Thanks Pedro! That was causing a world of pain!