Code will not execute

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1

Dear forum,
When I try to run the following code, I get this error message:

‘expected an indented block after “if” statement on line 9’. The ‘e’ in ‘else:’ is highlighted

#Initialize variables

count = int(input("Enter the count "))
total = int(input("Enter the total "))

if count > 0 and total // count > 0:
    # the code to compute and print the result goes here
else:
    print("Error: both conditions must be met.")

Any suggestions would be welcome.

2

I did indent four spaces after the ‘if’ statement and after the ‘else’ statement in the original code.

3

A comment is not a valid statement.

You need an actual Python statement. Include a pass keyword as a space filler for now or add an actual statement (i.e., print(‘Print statement for now until I figure out what I want to include here’)).

By the way:

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4

Also, the string in the print is missing a closing ".

6

Thanks for the reply. Followed your suggestions and I think I have a post now that can be understood more clearly. Please look at it again.

7

Thanks for the input. I had included the closing quotation marks in the original code but overlooked it in the post. Went back and edited the post again and included it.

8

If your code still doesn’t work, insert a pass statement under the comment with the same indentation level. That should function as a placeholder for the code I assume you haven’t written yet

9

Thanks. I’ll look into that if the problem persists.

10

Tried the pass statement and code executed properly. Thanks again.

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