"SyntaxError: invalid syntax" running code in Doing Math With Python b

[saucerdesigner]

Hello, I'm scratching my head trying to get the code in the book Doing Math With Python by Amit Saha on page 9 to work.

Python 3.8.5 (default, Jul 28 2020, 12:59:40)
[GCC 9.3.0] on linux
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>>> from fractions import Fraction
>>> try:
    a = float(input('Enter a number: '))
    #keyword except doesn't un-indent, I have to force it with a backspace
except ValueError:
    print('You entered an invalid number')
    Enter a number 3/4
    
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>

What am I doing wrong? Wrong python version?

Regards,

David

[DeaD_EyE]

Hint: Use https://pypi.org/project/ipython/

You have to indent explicit by 4 spaces after the try and the except:

>>> try:
...     a = float(input('Enter a number: '))
... except ValueError:
...     print('You entered an invalid number')
...
Enter a number: 3/4
You entered an invalid number
>>>

Same with IPython repl:

In [1]: try:
   ...:     a = float(input('Enter a number: '))
   ...: except ValueError:
   ...:     print('You entered an invalid number')
   ...:
Enter a number: 3/4
You entered an invalid number

In [2]:

The benefit here is, that the indentation for multiline is made automatically.
You don't have to hit 4 times the space, if you use IPython. Also Tabulator is converted into 4 spaces :-)

[saucerdesigner]

Hint: Use https://pypi.org/project/ipython/

You have to indent explicit by 4 spaces after the try and the except:

>>> try:
...     a = float(input('Enter a number: '))
... except ValueError:
...     print('You entered an invalid number')
...
Enter a number: 3/4
You entered an invalid number
>>>

Same with IPython repl:

In [1]: try:
   ...:     a = float(input('Enter a number: '))
   ...: except ValueError:
   ...:     print('You entered an invalid number')
   ...:
Enter a number: 3/4
You entered an invalid number

In [2]:

The benefit here is, that the indentation for multiline is made automatically.
You don't have to hit 4 times the space, if you use IPython. Also Tabulator is converted into 4 spaces :-)

Thank you! Evidently I don't yet know how to run IDLE, so I tried PyCharm Edu and it ran ok. Thanks again1