Why am I getting an EOF error in this code?

Question

def ground_ship(weight):
   if weight <= 2:
      per = 1.50
   elif weight > 2 and weight <= 6:
      per = 3.00
   elif weight > 6 and weight <= 10:
      per = 4.00
   else:
      per = 4.75

cost = (weight*per)+20
return print("Price = $"+str(cost))

x=input("Enter the weight")
ground_ship(x)

related: [How can I read inputs as numbers?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20449427/how-can-i-read-inputs-as-numbers) — wwii, Aug 01 '20 at 00:24
besides casting, please do not return print(), since it is a None value. — nagyl, Aug 01 '20 at 00:24
When I run it, I get `SyntaxError: 'return' outside function` at line 12. It looks like the indenting is wrong. Please provide a [mre]. `ground_ship` might not even be related to the problem. Try just `input()` and see if the same error occurs. How are you running the script? — wjandrea, Aug 01 '20 at 00:27
BTW welcome to SO! Check out the [tour], and [ask] if you want advice. — wjandrea, Aug 01 '20 at 00:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '20 at 00:22

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The error is due to your second last line - you need to change the user's input to a float:

def ground_ship(weight):
   if weight <= 2:
      per = 1.50
   elif weight > 2 and weight <= 6:
      per = 3.00
   elif weight > 6 and weight <= 10:
      per = 4.00
   else:
      per = 4.75
      
   cost = (weight*per)+20
    
   return print("Price = $"+str(cost))

x=float(input("Enter the weight"))
ground_ship(x)

answered Aug 01 '20 at 00:22

Gavin Wong

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Good point, but that won't cause an `EOFError`. – wjandrea Aug 01 '20 at 00:28

Danizavtz · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-01T01:00:39.150

In the code you provided you have two lines with bad indentation. In order to make your code to work you need to cast the input to integer before execute the if statements.

Here is a working solution for your problem.

def ground_ship(weight):
   if weight <= 2:
      per = 1.50
   elif weight > 2 and weight <= 6:
      per = 3.00
   elif weight > 6 and weight <= 10:
      per = 4.00
   else:
      per = 4.75

   cost = (weight*per)+20
   return print("Price = $"+str(cost))


x=int(input("Enter the weight: "))
ground_ship(x)

Notice that, if you put a string it will break your program, i would recommend to do some error handling with try catch, before make any assumptions about the value your are reading.

Why am I getting an EOF error in this code?

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