Can anyone please tell me why I'm getting an invalid syntax error with my else statement?

Question

I am trying to test for prime numbers between 2 and 100, but I am getting an error with my code and I don't know why. (I am a newbie to python)

def function():
  mylist = [1,2]
  count = 0
  for i in range(2,100):
    for j in range(2,i):
      if i % j == 0:
        count += 1
      if count > 0:
        count += 0
        else:
          mylist.append(i)
      count = 0
  return mylist

Answer 1

It looks like an indentation problem, try this:

if count > 0:
  count += 0
else:
  mylist.append(i)

In Python, it's very, very important that the code is correctly indented. You see, the else keyword has to appear at the same level that the if keyword. Use a good IDE or text editor to help you catch this kind of errors!

Answer 2

Python indicates code blocks with whitespace in the same way that some languages use braces. Your innermost code block would look like this in a language with braces, which might make it easier to see where syntax error is:

if (count > 0) {
  count += 0;
  else {
    mylist.append(0);
  }
}

Answer 3

Else should be indented along the same line as your if statement. Otherwise the else is considered to be inside if condition.