All I want to do is add an else statement at the end e.g else: print(‘Incorrect’) but I keep getting an error saying unexpected indent. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
people = [('John', 36, 'M'), ('Rachel', 24, 'F'), ('Deardrie', 78, 'F'),
('Ahmed', 17, 'M'), ('Sienna', 14, 'F')]
def average_age(members,gender):
ages = []
for g in members:
if g[2] == gender:
ages.append(g[1])
return sum(ages) / len(ages)
else:
print('No matches found.')
average_age(people, 'M')
File "<ipython-input-95-47432c006dc9>", line 7
else:
^
IndentationError: unexpected indent
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Answer
(You cant use else without an if)
and there cant be anyting after a return
You can check the length of ages before returning
if something is in there return
else you can print something
def average_age(members,gender):
ages = []
for g in members:
if g[2] == gender:
ages.append(g[1])
if len(ages) > 0:
return sum(ages) / len(ages)
else:
print('No matches found.')
average_age(people, 'M')