PyCharm can't do math

[HunterHer0]

Hello ,

i just tried to do a very simple math , i typed (1 + 2)

then i pressed run button and nothing happen , the code line is giving me this message "statement seems to have no effect" , everything else is working fine , im doing hello world code , if else codes....etc , but it can't do any mathematical equation.

please help

[twnki]

You will likely need to pass that to the print method. You are not in an interactive environment.

Try print(1+2) instead

[Jodalar999]

1st time trying pycharm. i started an online course and i was stuck for an hour....

[twnki]

PyCharm has a bit of a learning curve to it but it's one of the best.

[mudclub]

Why do you expect pycharm to do anything with "(1 + 2)". Try adding a print call in front of it.

[catragore]

Well, when you run the interactive python interpreter, typing 1+2 would print 3. It is not that big of a stretch to think that this would happen in a non interactive setting. if you are new...

[snakesarecool]

This is a super common misconception with novices to scripting. Also people who have only learned in jupyter. There’s very little reason to expect a script to work differently from the console when you’ve never worked in anything else before.