Python CMD Syntax error

Question

While coding in Python I ran into this error in CMD

Project11.py", line 5
    if Select == 1
                 ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Here is my full program

print("Canadian to USD")

Select = input("Press 1 for Canadian to USD or 2 for USD to Canadian ")

if Select == 1
    Canadian1 = input("Canadian ")

    USD1 = int(Canadian1) * 0.63674
    print("{0}$ = ${1}".format(Canadian1, USD1))

if Select == 2
    USD2 = input("USD ")

    Canadian2 = int(USD2) * 1.5704
    print("${0}={1}$".format(USD2, Canadian2))

Can someone please correct the error or help me please? Thanks :)

To expand upon @zvone's comment, you are missing a colon (:) at the end of both if statement lines — roob
– roob, Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 17:43
Either use if Select == '1': or use Select =int(input("Press 1 for Canadian to USD or 2 for USD to Canadian ")). Just putting : isn't sufficient — Sheldore
– Sheldore, Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 17:45
Sorry for not responding I was on vacation when I posted this (evidently Canada lol) and I got so caught up in things that I forgot to check and totally forgot. But I went back to look at this because I had another question on a project and I saw the notification for this and I fixed it and tested it but my results were different from what the internet said so it took me a moment but pretty quickly figured out that it was because of inflation of currencies and whatnot so I fixed it obviously and I was thinking of how it would be pretty neat (continued on next comment) — XMaster65
– XMaster65, Commented Nov 6, 2018 at 22:10
if I also added something so that it would check the internet to make sure it was accurate. I don't know if I'm that invested in this to do that but if someone else wanted to I'd love to see it and again thanks to everyone for the help. ☺ — XMaster65
– XMaster65, Commented Nov 6, 2018 at 22:10

Trooper Z · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-01 17:48:56Z

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You need to put quotes and colons after if Select == "1" and if Select == "2".

So your code would look like:

print("Canadian to USD")

Select = input("Press 1 for Canadian to USD or 2 for USD to Canadian ")

if Select == "1":
    Canadian1 = input("Canadian ")

    USD1 = int(Canadian1) * 0.63674
    print("{0}$ = ${1}".format(Canadian1, USD1))

if Select == "2":
    USD2 = input("USD ")

    Canadian2 = int(USD2) * 1.5704
    print("${0}={1}$".format(USD2, Canadian2))

edited Aug 1, 2018 at 17:48

answered Aug 1, 2018 at 17:41

Trooper Z

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Sheldore Over a year ago

Check my comment to the question. You need additional " " around 1 and 2 or you use int(input....)

Trooper Z Over a year ago

I fixed it. Thank you.

Sheldore · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-01 17:42:39Z

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You should use if Select == '1': and if Select == '2': because the input from the keyboard will be a string. You need to either convert it into int or just put ' ' around the string.

Alternatively you can do (also put : after if statement)

Select =int(input("Press 1 for Canadian to USD or 2 for USD to Canadian "))

answered Aug 1, 2018 at 17:42

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user10145827 · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-01 17:48:39Z

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after that see that input give you a string so you should write:

if Select == "1":

In order to make it work.

answered Aug 1, 2018 at 17:48

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ltd9938 · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-01 17:52:07Z

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You're missing colons after your if statements.

if int(Select) == 1:

and

if int(Select) == 2:

edited Aug 1, 2018 at 17:52

answered Aug 1, 2018 at 17:40

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Sheldore Over a year ago

It won't enter the if statement even if user enters 1 as input because type(Select) will be str

Sheldore Over a year ago

I would delete the first two statements of your answer... The last two are sufficient.

pointneo · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-05 06:28:36Z

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The "input method takes a string, so you should set the response to string or transform the input to numbers or boolean. also make sure to add " : " after the if statement

answered May 5, 2020 at 6:28

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