my code puts out invalid syntax but i dont know whats wrong with my variable

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it puts out invalid syntax but I defined x so I don't really know what I'm doing wrong

I have tried putting x as an int and float. because it has to be a number otherwise it won't work

x=input("adja meg az x magasságát, szélességét egy szám ként")
szokoz=" "
slash="/"
backslash="\\"
print(slash x*szokoz backslash)

invalid syntax

are you trying to multiply two strings together? what is the expected output? — Tagger5926, Sep 11 '19 at 20:36
`input()` returns a string. If you want to convert to an integer, wrap the call inside `int()`, like this: `x = int(input("type an integer"))` — John Gordon, Sep 11 '19 at 20:36
Possible duplicate of [How do I append one string to another in Python?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4435169/how-do-i-append-one-string-to-another-in-python) — Fletchy, Sep 11 '19 at 20:42
for anyone wondering about what i want to do with this i want it to spell out a big x that you define the height of — hetot he, Sep 11 '19 at 20:48

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 11 '19 at 20:36

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You don't concatenate strings simply by putting them next to each other, you need to use the concatenation operator (you can put string literals next to each other, but that's just part of the literal syntax).

Also, if you're using Python 3, input() returns a string, not a number, you need to convert it to an integer.

x=int(input("adja meg az x magasságát, szélességét egy szám ként"))
szokoz=" "
slash="/"
backslash="\\"
print(slash + x*szokoz + backslash)

answered Sep 11 '19 at 20:36

Barmar

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I'm actually surprised, python is ok with multiplying a `string` by an `int` and adding the result to other strings. – tgikal Sep 11 '19 at 20:40
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@tgikal You can multiply any sequence by an int, and it just duplicates the sequence that many times. E.g. `[0] * 3 == [0, 0, 0]` – Barmar Sep 11 '19 at 20:40
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It makes sense: x * 3 == x + x + x. When `+` is concatenation, it simply concatenates that many times. – Barmar Sep 11 '19 at 20:41
how do I do that properly? i have tried x=int(x) but it doesn't seem to work – hetot he Sep 11 '19 at 20:42
@hetothe What do you get instead of the expected number? – Barmar Sep 11 '19 at 20:43
@Barmar oh sorry didn't notice it thankyou for the help! – hetot he Sep 11 '19 at 20:44

my code puts out invalid syntax but i dont know whats wrong with my variable

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