Python help!

[jameshumphries47]

okay guys so im learning python via codecadamy, i know it isnt brilliant and i know it isnt 3.3 but i need help with this piece of code it doesnt work on im stuck 

print 'Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!'original = raw_input("Enter a word!")if len(original) > 0:    print "Please enter a word!"elif len(original) < 1:    print original

it doesnt seem to work, when i run it i get this 

Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!Enter a word! James Please enter a word!None

and i need help please!

[Enderman]

print 'Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!'original = raw_input("Enter a word!")if len(original) < 0:    print "Please enter a word!"elif len(original) > 1:    print original

You need to reverse your > and  < symbols

[jameshumphries47]

 

Not, sure what's wrong...

Try doing this instead:

len(str(original))

nope i tried it i get Oops, try again. Did you remember to use if and else in your code?

print 'Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!'original = raw_input("Enter a word!")if len(original) > 0:    print "Please enter a word!"elif int(len(original)) < 1:    print original

[Enderman]

I found the problem and edited my first post

[jameshumphries47]

print 'Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!'original = raw_input("Enter a word!")if len(original) < 0:    print "Please enter a word!"elif len(original) > 1:    print original

You need to reverse your > and  < symbols

 

tried your edit it says i have to use else and if  

[Enderman]

tried your edit it says i have to use else and if

change the elif to else

 

you can do 

else:        print original

instead of

elif len(original) > 1:     print original

[jameshumphries47]

print 'Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!'original = raw_input("Enter a word!")if len(original) < 0:    print "Please enter a word!"elif len(original) > 1:    print original

You need to reverse your > and  < symbols

 

tried your edit it says i have to use else and if  

[jameshumphries47]

 

change the elif to else

 

you can do 

else:        print original

instead of

elif len(original) > 1:     print original

thankyou thankyou thankyou, it worked? may i ask why it is differnt block of code depending if its else of elif

[Enderman]

thankyou thankyou thankyou, it worked? may i ask why it is differnt block of code depending if its else of elif

The way you used elif in your first code would have worked too, I guess they're trying to teach you how to do it using else.

 

elif will basically do another "if" statement if the "if" statement before it failed

 

else just runs if all if/elif statements before it fail, and its easier because you dont have to type any conditions for it, aka you can skip the "original > 1" part

 

example:

x=5 if x==1:    print "x is 1"elif x==2:    print "x is 2"else:    print "x is neither 1 or 2"

[jameshumphries47]

 

The way you used elif in your first code would have worked too, I guess they're trying to teach you how to do it using else.

 

elif will basically do another "if" statement if the "if" statement before it failed

 

else just runs if all if/elif statements before it fail, and its easier because you dont have to type any conditions for it, aka you can skip the "original > 1" part

 

example:

x=5 if x==1:    print "x is 1"elif x==2:    print "x is 2"else:    print "x is neither 1 or 2"

okay thanks im sorry to bug you but there is one more problem 

print 'Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!'

 

original = raw_input("Enter a word!")

 

#this checks that it has more that 0 charractars and is just letters and no numbers

if len(original) < 0 and original.isalpha(): 

 

    print "Please enter a word!" 

 

else:

        print original im trying to use original.isalpha() but i cnat work out were pot put it 

[Enderman]

 

okay thanks im sorry to bug you but there is one more problem 

print 'Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!'

 

original = raw_input("Enter a word!")

 

#this checks that it has more that 0 charractars and is just letters and no numbers

if len(original) < 0 and original.isalpha(): 

 

    print "Please enter a word!" 

 

else:

        print original im trying to use original.isalpha() but i cnat work out were pot put it 

 

try:

original = raw_input("Enter a word!") if original.isalpha():    print "Please enter a word!" else:    print original

[jameshumphries47]

 

try:

original = raw_input("Enter a word!") if original.isalpha():    print "Please enter a word!" else:    print original

nope that doesnt work it justs prints what you type in 

print 'Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!' original = raw_input("Enter a word!") #this checks that it has more that 0 charractars and is just letters and no numbersif original.isalpha():    print "Please enter a word!" else:    print original

and this is what i get Welcome to the Pig Latin Translator!

Enter a word! 123

123

None

 

 

and my error msg is Oops, try again. It looks like your code prints original ("123") when original includes non-alphabetical characters.

[Enderman]

 

Oh I messed. up, oops.

Switch around the " print original " and " print "Please enter a word!" " lines.

[jameshumphries47]

Oh I messed. up, oops.

Switch around the " print original " and " print "Please enter a word!" " lines.

 

thank you without you i couldn't get this done! you have made my day!

[Enderman]

 

 

thank you without you i couldn't get this done! you have made my day!

 

You're welcome!