Python: Indentation Error in simple code

Question

I typed in the following code

def root():
    x = int(raw_input("Enter a number:\n"))
    y = int(raw_input("Enter the power which you want:\n"))
    return x^y
print "Hey, we are learning python!"
print "Let's learn about functions!"
print "The result is:", root()

I get the following error:

y = int(raw_input("Enter the power you want\n:"))
^
Indentation Error: unexpected indent

Maybe you are mixing tabs and spaces, you should use consistent indentation throughout the program (either only spaces or only tabs). — Anand S Kumar, Oct 20 '15 at 15:29
You want `power` of a number but the function name is root? If you really want root, use `sqrt` function if you want square root or `**` and multiply by inverse — sam, Oct 20 '15 at 15:35
I want the power, sorry for the wrong naming of the function. I am using consistent indentation.(spaces) . I still am getting the error — Swastik Mohapatra, Oct 20 '15 at 15:39
straight copy & paste of your code works flawlessly for me... — David Zemens, Oct 20 '15 at 15:40
Dunno what's the problem with my editor. I am using Notepad++ — Swastik Mohapatra, Oct 20 '15 at 15:43
Possible duplicate of [What to do with "Unexpected indent" in python?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1016814/what-to-do-with-unexpected-indent-in-python) — Brad Pitcher, Oct 20 '15 at 15:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 20 '15 at 15:39

You should use the same indentation throughout your code. If you start with 4 spaces, use 4 spaces everywhere. If you start with tabs, continue with tabs etc.

For that reason, also be careful when copying code for a file with different indentations.

Some text editors (i.e. Sublime) or IDEs can convert your whole file to the same indentation to avoid such errors.

Python: Indentation Error in simple code

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