Chad, try "elif tries == 2" or just "else:". You are not allowed to put an expression after an else statement.
I recommend you read the python tutorial at http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html . Peace Bill Mill bill.mill at gmail.com On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:49:51 -0600, Chad Everett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I am new to Python and programming in general. I bought the book "Python > Programming for the Absolute Beginner" by michael Dawson. > > I have been working through it but am having trouble. > I am trying to make a coin flip program and keep geting a Synax Error > "invalid syntax". > > If anyone has a moment could you please look at it and tell me what I am > doing wrong. > > thanks for your time and patience. > > Chad > > # Coin Flip Program > # This program flips a coin 100 times and tells the number of heads and > tails. > # Chad Everett 2/3/2005 > > print "\t\t********Coin Flip Game*********\n" > import random > > # heads = 1 > # tails = 2 > > tries = random.randrange(2) + 1 > count = 1 > > while count != 100: > if tries == 1: > heads = 1 > count += 1 > > else tries == 2: # I AM GETTING THE SYNTAX ERROR HERE > tails = 1 > count += 1 > > print "heads: " + heads > print "tails: " + tails > > raw_input("Press enter to quit") > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
