Python error "IndentationError: expected an indented block"

Question

I am trying to execute the following python code:

def example(p,q):

a = p.find(" ")

b = q.find(" ")

str_p = p[0:a]

str_q = p[b+1:]

if str_p == str_q:

    result = True

else:

    result = False

return result

And I get the following error:

IndentationError: expected an indented block

Answer 1

This is because your code is not properly indented. It should be like this:

def example(p,q):

    a = p.find(" ")

    b = q.find(" ")

    str_p = p[0:a]

    str_q = p[b+1:]

    if str_p == str_q:

        result = True

    else:

        result = False

    return result

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