Syntax error: in the "IF" block with Python

Question

if new.upper() == "C":
            first()
        try:
            a, b, c = re.split(r"(\s+)", new)
        except ValueError:
            return

The syntaxs error occures to the colon behind "C". if new.upper() == "C": What can i do to fix this problem?

Are you sure that your spacing is correct? In the question, it is not. — C R
– C R, Commented Nov 29, 2015 at 15:36

L.P. · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-29 15:45:53Z

1

Your indentation is incorrect. It should look like.

if new.upper() == "C":
    first()
    try:
        a, b, c = re.split(r"(\s+)", new)
    except ValueError:
        pass

Additionally use pass instead of return unless that snippet of code is inside a function. Because return can only be used inside a function.

Edit: Added in the correct indentation points

edited Nov 29, 2015 at 15:45

L.P.

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answered Nov 29, 2015 at 15:39

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3 Comments

L.P. Over a year ago

You indentation is also off man. But yeah that's the main problem that user is having. Weird to see a throw catch without the base syntax down though. May not be the issue I think.

Steven Summers Over a year ago

Oh wow. Thanks for that. Didn't even notice. Very awkward there.

L.P. Over a year ago

No worries. I have a habit of messing indentation up when pasting to this site myself. Things don't transfer that well sometimes. I still do find it odd that using exceptions he messed up indentation, maybe just came from cpp over or something I guess. That's a much more 'advanced' concept than line formatting to me but it happens I guess.

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