Beginner

I just started using Python today. So please excuse my "n00bish" questions.

I have:
Python 2.2.2
Windows XP Home Edition.

I was using this tutorial when I encountered my problem:
http://www.hetland.org/python/instant-hacking.php
(ctrl + f: Feedback)

I was trying to do the "input" thing. I tried for the:

radius = input("What is the radius?")

print radius*radius*3.14



temperature = input("What is the temperature of the spam?")

if temperature > 50:
print "The salad is properly cooked."
else:
print "Cook the salad some more."



# Area calculation program

print "Welcome to the Area calculation program"
print "---------------------------------------"
print

# Print out the menu:
print "Please select a shape:"
print "1 Rectangle"
print "2 Circle"

# Get the user's choice:
shape = input("> ")

# Calculate the area:
if shape == 1:
height = input("Please enter the height: ")
width = input("Please enter the width: ")
area = height*width
print "The area is", area
else:
radius = input("Please enter the radius: ")
area = 3.14*(radius**2)
print "The area is", area


I got the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
File "<string>", line 0

^

SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

hmm it works for me, are you sure you're properly indenting the code in the if-else sections?

When you type in the values, are you putting them in quotation marks? Like this:

What is the radius?
"15"

input() requires you to include quotation marks to create a proper string object. You can always use raw_input which doesn't.

I have to disagree with you telex4, when runing Python on my machine, when entering numbers into input(), if you add quotation marks then the number it creates a str object not an int and so you can't add, subtrect or devide it ect.

Ahh, I suppose I've never used input() for integers, and it always fails on strings. The advantages of having a python shell nearby...

Mmmm, I'm a lil comfused but hey. You know if you wana delete a post click edit and then delete post at the top of the edit page.

Mark.