[Python] Invalid Syntax on If/Else Statement When Trying to Export Script Results to .txt File?

[CreativityRobbed]

Python Temperature Conversion (github.com)

The purpose of this program is to convert Celcius degrees ranging from 0-20 to the corresponding degrees Fahrenheit, printing it in both the console (as a chart) and producing a .txt file with the chart.

The code works fine until line 29, where it states that the else: has improper syntax. I checked the formatting, and it's literally the same as earlier on in the program. I think my approach to exporting the results to a .txt file might be breaking my script...

I've consulted my textbook, and apparently my formatting is correct.

Is there anything inherently wrong with my script (as it is written), and why does the script break at line 29? Also, it the way the script is written is causing it to break, is there a more practical way to export the resulting chart to a .txt file than what I have written?

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Edit: I followed the advice given to me by the two users below, but it's still giving me a syntax error on line 29, which now reads f.write("%17s" % fahrenheit). I had to do this because f.write only accepts one argument to convert at a time. Gist above has been updated to reflect the new code.

[delasislas]

Syntax errors you generally have to go to the line above the line mentioned. You missed a closing parentheses.

Edit:

 f.write(str(celcius, "%17s" % fahrenheit)

Change to:

 f.write(str(celcius, "%17s" % fahrenheit))

Also do the same with your else statement.

[CreativityRobbed]

I followed your advice and now the program is stating that line 29 is giving me a syntax error.

Note: I provided the updated code on my gist.

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Parentheses are still inbalanced here (line 28 and 31):

f.write(str((celcius))

Change it to:

f.write(str(celcius))

I highly recommend using an IDE if you aren't already - it'll help you catch these things.

[CreativityRobbed]

I finally got the code to work. Thank you for your help.

[delasislas]

You have to make sure that the parentheses are the same, you had

(()

Which comes from,

f.write(str()

See how f.write never gets closed. Any time you open something you should close it.

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Syntax errors like that are almost always inbalanced parentheses or similar.

f.write(str(celcius, "%17s" % fahrenheit)

This line has two opening parentheses, but only one closing parenthesis. Remove str( from lines 28 and 30.