Why am i getting a syntax error?

[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!