How do I fix this syntax error? I am confused

Question

Here is all my coding that I did but I keep getting this syntax error. It will be explained more at the bottom.

def main():
 ActualValue()
 AssessedValue()
 printResult()
def ActualValue()
 global actual_value
 actual_value = float(input("Enter actual value:\t"))
def AssessedValue()
 global assessed_value
 global property_tax
 assessed_value = 0.6 * actual_value
 property_tax = assessed_value / 100 * 0.64
def printResult():
 print "n\For a property valued at $", actual_value
 print "The assessed value is $", assessed_value
 print "The property tax is $", property_tax
actual_value = None
assessed_value = None
property_tax = None
main()

That is my code:

It keeps saying that I have a syntax error:

def printResult():
 print "n\For a property valued at $", actual_value
 print "The assessed value is $", assessed_value
 print "The property tax is $", property_tax

• BrenBarn: Please include the entire actual error message in your post. Also are you using Python 2 or 3?
• Rapptz: Is this Python 2.7 or 3?
• georg: "print" is a function in python3
• Issa Sahawneh: print "The assessed value is $", assessed_value - the quotations on the right has the syntax... $"

Answer 1

You have the \n escape sequence backwards.

Also, you need to make sure all your function definitions have a colon on the end of the line.

Also, print is a function in Python 3.

Answer 2

print is a function in Python 3:

def printResult():
 print("\nFor a property valued at $", actual_value)
 print("The assessed value is $", assessed_value)
 print("The property tax is $", property_tax)

I fixed your \n newline escape code for you as well.

You probably want to use the .format() method to format your output:

def printResult():
 print("\nFor a property valued at ${0}".format(actual_value))
 print("The assessed value is ${0}".format(assessed_value))
 print("The property tax is ${0}".format(property_tax))

Answer 3

Just to clarify what Platinum Azure said.

def main():
 actualValue()
 assessedValue()
 printResult()
def actualValue():
 global actual_value
 actual_value = float(input("Enter actual value:\t"))
def assessedValue():
 global assessed_value
 global property_tax
 assessed_value = 0.6 * actual_value
 property_tax = assessed_value / 100 * 0.64
def printResult():
 print "\nFor a property valued at $", actual_value
 print "The assessed value is $", assessed_value
 print "The property tax is $", property_tax
actual_value = None
assessed_value = None
property_tax = None
main()

This should work

• Pablo Jomer: Its also good to use the standard language variable name case. In python ActualValue is a class name a method should be actualValue or better actual_value