Simple python if/else syntax not working

Question

I am trying to create a simple test-scorer that grades your test and gives you a response - but a simple if/else function isn't running -

Python -

testScore = input("Please enter your test score")


if testScore <= 50:
  print "You didn't pass... sorry!" 
elif testScore >=60 and <=71:
  print "You passed, but you can do better!"

The Error is -

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "python", line 6
    elif testScore >= 60 and <= 71:
                              ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Python is high-level but not straight-up English.. elif testScore >=60 and <=71: should be modified into this elif 60 <= testScore <= 71: — Ma0
– Ma0, Commented Nov 2, 2017 at 12:13

Sandeep Lade · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-02 12:24:35Z

6

You missed testScore in elif statement

 testScore = input("Please enter your test score")


if testScore <= 50:
  print "You didn't pass... sorry!" 
elif testScore >=60 and testScore<=71:
  print "You passed, but you can do better!"

answered Nov 2, 2017 at 12:24

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Chetan_Vasudevan · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-04 04:17:49Z

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The below shown way would be the better way of solving it, you always need to make the type conversion to integer when you are comparing/checking with numbers.

input() in python would generally take as string

 testScore = input("Please enter your test score")
 if int(testScore) <= 50:
     print("You didn't pass... sorry!" )
 elif int(testScore) >=60 and int(testScore)<=71:
     print("You passed, but you can do better!")

answered Nov 4, 2017 at 4:17

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Rafsan · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-08 12:12:02Z

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You made some mistakes here:

You are comparing a string with an Integer if testScore <= 50:
You have missed the variable here --> elif testScore >=60 and <=71:

I think those should be like this --->

if int(testScore) <= 50:
elif testScore >=60 and testScore<=71:

And try this, it is working --->

testScore = input("Please enter your test score")
if int(testScore) <= 50:
    print ("You didn't pass... sorry!") 
elif testScore >=60 and testScore<=71:
    print ("You passed, but you can do better!")

answered Sep 8, 2021 at 12:12

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