I am new to Python and I decided to make a calculator, but now I am stuck with a syntax error. I appreciate any kind of advice.

Question

https://code.sololearn.com/cICT9CdwlCUA/?ref=app

Answer 1

a = input("Please enter a simple way of calculation \n")
if (a == "Addition" or a=="addition" or a=="Plus" or a=="plus" or a=="Add" or a=="add"):
b = int(input("Please enter your first integer \n"))
c = int(input("Please enter your second integer \n"))
print("The answer is",b+c)

Answer 2

str(a+d) try that, I've not got my pc on to use my IDE.

Answer 3

you have a small indent jut before the print statement, just remove it.

Answer 4

your if statement in wrong, test the input against all the options eg
if x== a or x == b or x==c....etc

Answer 5

if a == "Addition" or a== "addition" or a == "Plus" or a == "plus" or a == "Add" or a == "add"):
I would of used 'in' in this situation.

Answer 6

Sousou Thank you! It works!

Answer 7

put in input function in an int function eg x = int(input("blah blah blah"))

Answer 8

rodwynnejones Thank you! But I am having a syntax error on line 5. Do you know how to fix that?

Answer 9

rodwynnejones That is a good advice for the last part of line five, but I tried removing it and leaving
"print("The answer is")"
But even when I do that it shows a syntax error 🤔
It seems there is a problem with the print function.

Answer 10

rodwynnejones Sorry for all the trouble I've made for you, but even after I removed the indent there still seems to be a syntax error. You don't have to continue helping me if you don't want to.
Thank you.

Answer 11

rodwynnejones Sorry, but it seems that I don't understand what you are trying to say.

Answer 12

rodwynnejones Oh I see, thank you! Tho line 5 still doesn't work 😅

Answer 13

rodwynnejones Didn't notice it lol, thank you. Sousou Fixed my code a little bit earlier, but you still provided valuable advice and fixed my code, so thank you too!

Answer 14

Just looked at your amended code and ....there's no reason to assign 'a' to the other variables, just us 'a' again in the elif statement.
also...just a little more info... you can;-
print("The answer is " + str(a+b))

Answer 15

rodwynnejones Changed it and I also changed my calculator so that it can support floats by replacing "x = int (input ())" to
"x = float (input ())"