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My code isn't working :-(

Do you get anerror when yourun the code?

What type

of error do

you get?

Does the codeuse loops or ifstatements?

A list which should have

a value for every iterationonly has a single value

You have defined the listinside the loop: move it

outside

A loop which uses therange function misses

out the last valueThe range function isexclusive at the finish:

increase it by one.

I am trying to loop over a

collection of strings, butam getting individual

charactersYou are iterating over a

string by mistake

I am trying to writemultiple lines to a file butonly getting a single one

You have opened the fileinside the loop: move it

outside

A regular expression isnot matching when I

expect it toYou have forgotten to use

raw strings or escapebackslash characters

I'm trying to print a valuebut getting a weird-

looking string

You are printing an object(e.g. a FileObject) whenyou want the result of

calling a method on theobject

A number which shouldbe a fraction is comingout as zero in Python 2

You are dividing integersrather than floats.

Convert the numbers tofloats or from __future__

import division

I am reading a file but getting no inputYou have already read the contents of the file earlier

in the code, so the cursor is at the end.

A variable that shouldcontain a value does not

You are storing the return

value of a function whichchanges the variable

itself (e.g. sort)

Do you get anerror when yourun the code?

What type

of error do

you get?

Does the codeuse loops or ifstatements?

Two numbers which shouldbe equal are not

You are comparing a numberwith a string representationof a number (e.g. if 3 == "3")

A complex condition is notgiving the expected result

The order of precedence in the

condition is ambiguous - addsome parentheses

Do you get anerror when yourun the code?

What type

of error do

you get?

Does the codeuse loops or ifstatements?

Do you get anerror when yourun the code?

What type

of error do

you get?

Start here...

loops

neither

if

no

yes

also check...

IndentationError

SyntaxError

TypeError

NameError

AttributeError

IOError

KeyError

You've forgotten thequotes around a string

You have forgotten toput a colon at the end

of a def/if/for line

You have differentnumber of open andclose brackets in a

statement

You've called a method/function with the wrong

number or type ofarguments

You're trying to use anoperator on the wrong

type of objects

An object which youexpect to have a value is

actually None

You've used non-integernumbers in a list slice

You've used a mixture

of tabs and spacesYou haven't indented alllines in a block equally

You've misspelt a variable,function or method name

Your code calls a functionbefore it's defined

Your code uses avariable outside the

scope where it's defined

You've forgotten toimport a module

You've forgotten todefine a variable

You're trying to print asingle word and haveforgotten the quotes

You are calling amethod on the wrong

type of object

You're trying to open afile that doesn't exist

You're trying to look

up a key that doesn'texist in a dict

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