First, forget about the def a() statement. def is for defining a function and
this is not a function. Second, research the difference between == (logical
test) and = (assignment operator). Third, take a look at the length of "op"
just after the readline(). You can add a line that says
print
Thanks Peter, that did the trick.
You've got here a very happy 8-year old and a mighty relieved 46-year old!!
On Saturday, January 25, 2014 10:41:20 AM UTC, Peter Otten wrote:
> justinpmull...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > My son is learning Python and I know nothing about computers.
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> > He's
On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 02:02:15 -0800, justinpmullins wrote:
> def a():
> import sys print("welcome to the calculation") print("please type
a
> number")
> one = int(sys.stdin.readline()) print("type d for division,")
> print("type m for multiplication,") print("type s for
su
justinpmull...@gmail.com wrote:
> My son is learning Python and I know nothing about computers.
> He's written a simple calculator program that doesn't work.
Normally you are supposed to explain what you or your son expect and what
you get instead. If Python ends with an error you should paste
PS: At the first statement, we've also tried
op == "d":
But that doesn't work either.
On Saturday, January 25, 2014 10:02:15 AM UTC, justinp...@gmail.com wrote:
> My son is learning Python and I know nothing about computers.
>
> He's written a simple calculator program that doesn't work. F
Hello,
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 02:02:15AM -0800, justinpmull...@gmail.com wrote:
> My son is learning Python and I know nothing about computers.
:)
> He's written a simple calculator program that doesn't work. For the life of
> me, I can't see why.
> Any help gratefully received. Here's his co
