Python告诉我，在我放置一个凹槽时，预计会有一个缩进

Question

OK, here's a piece of the script:

def start():  
    print "While exploring the ruins of a recently abandoned castle you stumble apon the entrance to what appears to be a dungeon. You are carrying on you a...

I keep getting the error

user@ubuntu:~/Documents/python$ python dungeon.py  
  File "dungeon.py", line 533  
    def start():  
    ^  
IndentationError: expected an indented block

I know this is probably obvious but does anyone have any clue as to what I'm doing wrong hear? I tried replacing the indent with spaces only and tabs only but it still gives me this error. I appreciate any answers.

Answer 1

• Make sure you aren't mixing tabs and spaces for indentation
• Your string is missing a closing quote

Further, is def start() actually indented in your file? It isn't indented in this question, and that's what Python seems to be complaining about.

Answer 2

Check that whitespace is consistent (ie mixing tabs and spaces?).

If your editor supports, I suggest to make it expand all tabs to (4) spaces. This avoids such confusion, also when copy-pasting code.

In vim:

:se tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
:%retab

Answer 3

Are you sure there is a tab character in that position? Try open it with vi and add yourself the tab just to check is fine.

Answer 4

Looks like it expects def start(): to be indented. What does the code look like before that?

Answer 5

Try looking at the code just before that line. Is there an unfinished block (line ending with : )? If yes, put something in that block – a pass statement will do.