Whitespace Means Right Space

Whitespace Means Right Space

def spam():
eggs = 12
return eggs

print spam()

Notice the error you got when you ran the code in the editor:

IndentationError: expected an indented   block

You'll get this error whenever your Python whitespace is out of whack. (If you've studied JavaScript, think of improper whitespace as improper use of

;

or

{}

.)
When your punctuation's off, your meaning can change entirely:

The peasant said, "The witch turned me into a newt!"
"The peasant," said the witch, "turned me into a newt!"

See what we mean?

INSTRUCTIONS

Properly indent the code to the right by hitting the spacebar key on your keyboard four times on line
2 (before

eggs

)
and another four times on line 3(before

return

).
Click "run" once you've done this.