How do I get rid of this syntax error in Python 3.8

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#this is the code below

print(input("Choose a tile: "))


list = ["y1", "y5", "y9", "d1"]
list2 = ["z1", "y8", "d2", "f2"]

if input[list]
print("white")

if input[list2]
print("black!")

# and this is the error it gives me

 if input[list]
                 ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

What I have tried:

i tried using elif and tried writing list2 without the brackets

Posted 29-Jan-21 4:57am

nikolozbedoidze

Updated 29-Jan-21 6:17am

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CHill60 29-Jan-21 11:42am

What are you trying to achieve?

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-29T06:17:00

Solution 1

An if statement must be terminated by a colon (:), and the following lines must be indented, thus:

Python

if input[list]:
    print("white")

if input[list2]:
    print("black!"

However, that code makes no sense, see Built-in Functions — Python 3.7.9 documentation[^].

[edit]
corrected text above. : is a colon.
[/edit]

Posted 29-Jan-21 6:17am

Richard MacCutchan

Updated 29-Jan-21 6:38am

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Richard Deeming 29-Jan-21 12:31pm

That's not a semi-colon. :)

: = colon
; = semi-colon

Richard MacCutchan 29-Jan-21 12:37pm

Why on earth did I write that? doh!

CPallini 29-Jan-21 13:44pm

Being C-hearted, you immediately associated 'semicolon' to 'terminator'.
My 5.

Richard MacCutchan 30-Jan-21 4:24am

Thanks Carlo, generous as always.