I cant understand the "error" in it?

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My code:

Quote:
def dave_check(user_name):
if user_name= "Dave" :
return "Get off my computer Dave!"

# Enter a user name here, make sure to make it a string
user_name = "Dave"

print(dave_check(user_name))

The result:

File "C:/Users/jaide/PycharmProjects/HelloWorld/venv/app.py", line 2
    if user_name= "Dave" :
                ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

What I have tried:

I have tried to change it to

Quote:
if user_name="Dave":

even this did not work. I know that dealing with the spaces really dosent matter but just tried it.
PLEASRE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE ERROR

Posted 24-Jun-19 5:05am

JAI_C

Updated 11-Jul-19 16:09pm

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Thomas Daniels · Answer 1 · 2019-06-24T05:08:00

Solution 1

= is the assignment operator. You want ==, the equality operator.

Posted 24-Jun-19 5:08am

Thomas Daniels

Subham Subhasis Patra · Answer 2 · 2019-07-11T16:09:00

Solution 2

' = ' this is used for assignment operator,,

but you need ' == ' for comparison .. thats why it show an invalid syntax error ..

and check you ' code indentation '

Posted 11-Jul-19 16:09pm

Subham Subhasis Patra

Subham Subhasis Patra · Answer 3 · 2019-07-11T16:09:00

Solution 3

' = ' this is used for assignment operator,,

but you need ' == ' for comparison .. thats why it show an invalid syntax error ..

and check you ' code indentation

Posted 11-Jul-19 16:09pm

Subham Subhasis Patra