Indentation on python

Question

My python program isnt running. Im sure im missing something but im pretty sure i just indented wrong. Can anyone lend me a hand? thank you!

def main():
    sales = getSales()
    advancedPay = getAdvancedPay()
    commRate = DetermineCommRate(sales)
    pay = (sales * commRate) - advancedPay
    print("The pay is $". format(pay, ",.2f"), sep="")
    
if pay < 0:
    print("The salesperson must reimburse")
    print("the company")

def getSales():
    monthlySales = float(input("Enter the monthly sales: "))
    return monthlySales

def getAdvancedPay():
    print("Enter the amount of advanced pay or ")
    print("Enter 0 if no advanced pay was given. ")
    advancedPay - float(input("Advanced pay: ")
    return advancedPay
    

def DetermineCommRate
    if sales < 10000:
        rate = 0.10
    elif sales >= 10000 and sales <= 14999.99:
        rate = 0.12
    elif sales >= 15000 and sales <= 17999.99:
        rate = 0.14
    elif sales >= 18000 and sales <= 21999.99:
        rate = 0.16
    else:
        rate = 0.18

    return rate

main()

My python program isnt running. Im sure im missing something but im pretty sure i just indented wrong. Can anyone lend me a hand? thank you!

`advancedPay - float(input("Advanced pay: ")`? Replace`-` with `=` and add a closing parens — Moses Koledoye, Oct 17 '16 at 23:18
The other problem you have is `def DetermineCommRate` is not written properly, you forgot your closing parentheses and colon => `def DetermineCommRate():` — idjaw, Oct 17 '16 at 23:23
You have improper syntax all over the place. Please proofread your code. — TigerhawkT3, Oct 17 '16 at 23:24
In the future please provide a more complete [mcve] of your code. Also, I suspect that maybe you are not using a proper editor that would have pointed several of these syntax errors for you already. — idjaw, Oct 17 '16 at 23:24
thank you guys! both of those help out but now im getting this — Bottom Out, Oct 17 '16 at 23:25

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '16 at 23:24

From what I can see, sales is a local variable in the main(), and you are trying to access it in DetermineCommRate, and you have syntax errors in the definition of that function

def DetermineCommRate(sales):

Currently, you are passing sales to it, but not accepting it.

Also, your following line should be indented to run in the main()

if pay < 0:
    print("The salesperson must reimburse")
    print("the company")

And a syntax error in this line too

advancedPay = float(input("Advanced pay: "))

Prune · Answer 2 · 2016-10-17T23:51:19.090

Thanks for the comments; I deleted the invalid stuff and kept working on the program.

You're missing several syntax errors. You need to close off parentheses in the input of advancedPay, finish the declaration of DetermineCommRate, indent the if pay block, and then reconcile that declaration (number & names of params) with the use (one argument).

You also have a formatting problem with the final printing. Check the examples again and fix the specification to print pay.

def main():
    sales = getSales()
    advancedPay = getAdvancedPay()
    commRate = DetermineCommRate(sales)
    pay = (sales * commRate) - advancedPay
    print("The pay is $ {0:8.2f}". format(pay), sep="")

    if pay < 0:
        print("The salesperson must reimburse")
        print("the company")

def getSales():
    monthlySales = float(input("Enter the monthly sales: "))
    return monthlySales

def getAdvancedPay():
    print("Enter the amount of advanced pay or ")
    print("Enter 0 if no advanced pay was given. ")
    advancedPay = float(input("Advanced pay: "))
    return advancedPay

def DetermineCommRate(sales):
    if sales < 10000:
        rate = 0.10
    elif sales >= 10000 and sales <= 14999.99:
        rate = 0.12
    elif sales >= 15000 and sales <= 17999.99:
        rate = 0.14
    elif sales >= 18000 and sales <= 21999.99:
        rate = 0.16
    else:
        rate = 0.18

    return rate

main()

it works but only one problem. when i input all the numbers i get the ouput :: — Bottom Out, Oct 17 '16 at 23:32
Right. As I said, check your examples from class and fix the formatting. — Prune, Oct 17 '16 at 23:44
Never mind; I added it to my solution. You didn't get any output because your formatting string is only **"The pay is $"**. This has no format specifications. The ",.2f" later in the line is given as a value to be printed. — Prune, Oct 17 '16 at 23:51

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