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Python Python Basics Meet Python Variables

Zean-Xuen Thong
Zean-Xuen Thong
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Posted by Zean-Xuen Thong
Zean-Xuen Thong
2,057 Points

I have problems trying to target "first_name" var as "Ada".

The console answers this error when i ask it to run "hello.py" File "/home/treehouse/workspace/hello.py", line 2
print (first_name)
IndentationError: unexpected indent

here is the screenshot: https://w.trhou.se/leffwggesj

1 Answer

Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Thanks for sharing a snapshot of your Workspace!!

This is due to a sneaky space at the beginning of line 2. That's the "unexpected indent" it's referring to. We need to be very careful with indentations in Python as it's a very important aspect to the language as you'll learn soon. 

first_name = "Ada"
 print(first_name) #< remove beginning space here
print("Hello, Ethan")
print("Ethan is learning Python")