Problems with "else:"?

Question

I am very new in python. Could you help?

x = 1 
y = 0


if x > y: 
   if x < 0:
         print (" X é maior que Y e menor que 0.")
    else:
         print (" X é maior que Y e maior que 0.")

if x < y:
      if x < 0:
            print ("X é menor que Y e menor que 0.")
       else:
            print ("X é menor que Y e maior que 0.")

line 16 else: ^ IndentationError: unindent does not match any outer indentation level [Finished in 0.1s]

That is the error? Why?

Thank for your help, Ricardo Rocha

In both cases you can see with the naked eye that it is not indented to the same level as the preceding `if` — roganjosh, Dec 18 '18 at 20:35
Your `else` statements are not indented in the same way as your `if` statements. If you squint you can see it. — Makoto, Dec 18 '18 at 20:35
`if` and `else` need to have *exactly* the same indentation level. — Klaus D., Dec 18 '18 at 20:35
Your `if` and `else` need to be vertically aligned ... the `else` is out by one character — donkopotamus, Dec 18 '18 at 20:36
Possible duplicate of [IndentationError: unindent does not match any outer indentation level](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/492387/indentationerror-unindent-does-not-match-any-outer-indentation-level) — emsimpson92, Dec 18 '18 at 20:38

Tim · Answer 1 · 2018-12-18T20:36:17.643

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Your indentations are wrong. Python uses whitespace as part of the code formatting. if and else need to have the same indentation level.

x = 1 
y = 0


if x > y: 
    if x < 0:
        print (" X é maior que Y e menor que 0.")
    else:
        print (" X é maior que Y e maior que 0.")

if x < y:
    if x < 0:
        print ("X é menor que Y e menor que 0.")
    else:
        print ("X é menor que Y e maior que 0.")

edited Dec 18 '18 at 20:36

answered Dec 18 '18 at 20:35

Tim

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This is a typo, man. Should be closed as such. – Makoto Dec 18 '18 at 20:35
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I agree, but I'm not sure why this answer was downvoted. Typo or not, he's right. – emsimpson92 Dec 18 '18 at 20:37
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@emsimpson92: That's neither here nor there. The question should be closed instead of answered, since it's not going to be of lasting value to anyone looking for this answer (since there's ***already*** a wealth of information about this in Python). – Makoto Dec 18 '18 at 20:38
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I didn't upvote or downvote the answer either way. I just flagged it as a duplicate, but if someone wants to answer a duplicate I guess I just don't see an issue with that. – emsimpson92 Dec 18 '18 at 20:41

Problems with "else:"?

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