Can anyone help me understand the problem with this code?

Question

I am using VS studios, using python. When I try to create a function, I constantly keep getting a syntax error. I am not sure why?

 def sayhi():
 print("Hello User")
sayhi()

• Treatybreaker: Can you please format your code as most issues in python are tabbing issues, it's very difficult to troubleshoot when you don't have it in a code block.
• Mickael B.: The def sayhi() has a bad indentation

Answer 1

Your function should have correct indentation like so:

def sayhi():
 print('Hello User')
sayhi()

Otherwise python will throw a fit as indentation is very important to python and its functions, classes, etc.

The issue in your code is the space before def sayhi(): which is going to throw an IndentationError without a doubt, remove that space and you should be much better off

• StefoVijak: It is indented properly but i keep getting an error. File "<stdin>", line 1 SyntaxError: invalid syntax
• Treatybreaker: Then please ensure you have posted your code exactly as it is in your IDE/editor/whatever it may be.

Answer 2

do it in jupyter notebook on Visual Studio and you won't have any problems. Just make sure you're on the python interpreter

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