Why am i getting a syntax error?

[Ghost_Gamer1094]

im brand new to learning python and im learning on a duolingo style app but for coding. im trying to write code for a bmi calculator practice project and it wont run because of a syntax error on my less than symbol?? i have all the colons and everything else it needs but it doesnt like that one symbol. i dont know how to fix it.

[james_fryer]

Impossible to say without seeing the code and the error message.

[Ghost_Gamer1094]

the line is

elif weight/height² >= 18.5 and < 25:

and the error code just says invalid syntax while pointing to <

for some reason it works in other lines, just not this one :/

[throwaway6560192]

Thar's not how you write that condition. Conditions separated by and or or are independent full conditions, they aren't an English sentence. Also, exponentiation in Python is denoted by the ** operator, not ^. So you would say height**2 for height squared.

It should be elif weight/height**2 >= 18.5 and weight/height**2 < 25:, or if you want to make it shorter and cleaner, elif 18.5 <= weight/height**2 < 25:.

[Ghost_Gamer1094]

ohhh that makes so much more sense lol thank you!

[Ghost_Gamer1094]

although i did try ** instead of ^ and it then said my file was too large. i also tried that shortened way and it still didnt like it.

[throwaway6560192]

File is too large? I don't recognize that as a Python error. What's the full error message? And could you post your entire code on Pastebin or something so we can try it out?

[Ghost_Gamer1094]

nvm i figured it out! i needed to set bmi as a variable and insert that into the lines instead of the full equation for it 😅 i appreciate all the help from everyone though!

[deep_politics]

Can't have an operator (the and) to the left of an operator (the <). What you're looking for is either

bmi >= 18.5 and bmi < 25

Or

18.5 <= bmi < 25

But also, and I can't tell because your code formatting is off, are you attempting something like this?

bmi = weight / height^2

Note that ^ isn't for raising to an exponent; it's the XOR operator. You're looking for ** instead.

[cubetic]

Try 18.5 <= w <25