IndentationError: expected an indented block error in python when use "def"

Question

I'm an in python. I'm trying to learn using functions. My code block and error are below. Could you help me please How can I use "def" word to describe a function. How can I fix the problem?

Thanks.

 File "C:/Users/tCLARABUL/PycharmProjects/test/WScall.py", line 8
    url == "http://zzzz:80/xxx/yyy?WSDL"
      ^
IndentationError: expected an indented block

import requests

def inka(ntfid):

url = "http://zzzz:80/xxx/yyy?WSDL"

headers = yyy

body = "xxx""

response = requests.post(url, data=body, headers=headers)

return response.text

print(inka(122727))

Python uses indentation for control-flow - and for scopes. Please indent your code as you have it in your IDE. Make sure you are consistent - either use tabs or spaces and if spaces use the same amount (by custom: 4) for scoping — Patrick Artner, Jul 28 '18 at 11:56
@Patrick Artner I did not fix the indentation only added code formatting — CodeSamurai777, Jul 28 '18 at 12:30
@mrangry777 My bad, I seem to have misjugded the before/after view then. sorry- — Patrick Artner, Jul 28 '18 at 12:52
@Levent Arabul If an answer resolved your issue mark it as correct — CodeSamurai777, Jul 29 '18 at 14:50

CodeSamurai777 · Answer 1 · 2018-07-28T12:08:35.483

To be precise in python indentation mark the scope of variables etc. So you need an indent for functions

def inka(ntfid):
    url = "http://zzzz:80/xxx/yyy?WSDL"
    headers = yyy
    body = "xxx""
    response = requests.post(url, data=body, headers=headers)

    return response.text

The same applies to if else statements:

if:
   pass
else:
   pass

And classes, methods, try except block etc. Also be sure to commit to one form of indents spaces or tabs mixing them gives odd errors.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '18 at 11:54

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python is tab sensitive so after def the code needs to be with tab try this:

import requests

def inka(ntfid):
    url = "http://zzzz:80/xxx/yyy?WSDL"
    headers = yyy
    body = "xxx""
    response = requests.post(url, data=body, headers=headers)

    return response.text

print(inka(122727))

answered Jul 28 '18 at 11:54

Tom St

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"Needs to be with tab" is misleading and technically wrong. Spaces can be used as well and are actually the [recommended](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#tabs-or-spaces) choice. – FlyingTeller Jul 28 '18 at 12:05
thank you for your answer. It is fixed. – Levent Arabul Jul 28 '18 at 12:05
FlyingTeller - detail mate :D code's copied... tabs added with spaces, anyone will tell you that technically python is tabs sensitive so you can argue for spaces if you want, but thats the official definition :) – Tom St Jul 28 '18 at 12:07

IndentationError: expected an indented block error in python when use "def"

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