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February 15th, 2004, 10:13 PM
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syntax error on compiling
hi ,
i am new to Linux and learning Python I get a syntax error for this line of code def fib(n): # write Fibonacci series up to n i used Emacs as the editor on a Redhat ver8.0 OS. any help is useful , thanks  --vissen
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February 15th, 2004, 10:24 PM
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Please post the rest of your code too.
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February 15th, 2004, 10:40 PM
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it is one of the examples given in the python tutorial by Guido Rossum which i used to learn. so here is the link
URL please refer section 4.6 Defining Functions i just copied this in emacs editor to check if it compiles when i got syntax error. Code:
def fib(n): # write Fibonacci series up to n
"""Print a Fibonacci series up to n."""
a, b = 0, 1
while b < n:
print b,
a, b = b, a+b
Last edited by netytan : February 16th, 2004 at 05:55 AM.
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February 15th, 2004, 10:42 PM
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also tried this unsuccesfully
Code:
def fib2(n): # return Fibonacci series up to n
"""Return a list containing the Fibonacci series up to n."""
result = []
a, b = 0, 1
while b < n:
result.append(b) # see below
a, b = b, a+b
return result
------- any ideas ?? Last edited by netytan : February 16th, 2004 at 06:00 AM.
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#5
February 15th, 2004, 10:54 PM
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Is your code properly indented, like in the example?
Code:
>>> def fib(n): # write Fibonacci series up to n ... """Print a Fibonacci series up to n.""" ... a, b = 0, 1 ... while b < n: ... print b, ... a, b = b, a+b ...
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#6
February 16th, 2004, 06:08 AM
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You're first example runs fine, no problem at all there. The second version is suffering from indentation arrors. if you insure that you're using 4 spaces for each indentation level it should work perfectly i.e.
Code:
def fib2(n):
"""Return a list containing the Fibonacci series up to n."""
result = []
a, b = 0, 1
while b < n:
result.append(b)
a, b = b, a + b
return result
print fib2(10)
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