Randint isnt being recognised as a function? I Cant figure this out

Question

import random
min = 1
max = 6

roll_again = "yes"

while roll_again == "yes" or roll_again == "y":
    print ("Rolling the dices...")
    print ("The values are....")
    print random.randint(min, max)
    print random.randint(min, max)

    roll_again = raw_input("Roll the dices again?")

and this is the error

  File "main.py", line 10
    print random.randint(min, max)
               ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Where am I going wrong and how do I fix ?

If this is Python 3 then `print` needs parentheses. `print(random.randint(min, max))` — 001, May 21 '21 at 00:49
@JohnnyMopp I added Parentheses but that is not the problem, it is still giving me syntax's — Harry, May 21 '21 at 00:51
Also, `min` and `max` are built in functions and you should probably not use them as variable names. — 001, May 21 '21 at 00:52
No, you should use 3. But then you need `input()` instead of `raw_input()` and `()` in your print. — Mark, May 21 '21 at 00:54
No, you should NOT be using Python 2.7. You should update the syntax so it's correct for Python 3. — Mark Ransom, May 21 '21 at 00:55
@QWERTYL Now the program runs, but gives me a runtime error, responding this Rolling the dices... The values are.... 6 2 Roll the dices again? Traceback (most recent call last): File "main.py", line 13, in roll_again = input("Roll the dices again?") EOFError: EOF when reading a line Now the program runs, — Harry, May 21 '21 at 01:02
The program runs fine for me. An EOF error means you didn't pass any input to the program, and just clicked enter. — QWERTYL, May 21 '21 at 01:05
@QWERTYL Enter is not the same as EOF, I truly don't understand that error. But it's all irrelevant, the question as asked is answered. — Mark Ransom, May 21 '21 at 01:17

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 21 '21 at 01:08

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You need parentheses for your print() calls. Try this:

print(random.randint(min, max))

Also, since you're using Python 3 you should use input() instead of raw_input().

edited May 21 '21 at 01:08

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answered May 21 '21 at 00:51

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You should add an explanation of why the error was pointing to the wrong part of the line. – Mark Ransom May 21 '21 at 01:18

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 23 '21 at 04:47

Between Python 2.7 and Python 3.0, print changed from a statement to a function. The line producing your error was perfectly valid in Python 2.7, but functions require their arguments to be enclosed in parentheses. In this case, Python encountered a function name that wasn't followed by an opening parenthesis so it didn't know how to interpret what followed. Even though the error pointed to random as the problem, the error actually occurred prior to that. As @QWERTYL pointed out the solution is very simple, turn the print into a proper function call by putting the arguments inside parentheses.

print(random.randint(min, max))

P.S. don't use variable names like min and max, those are already used by Python itself and can lead to some hard to find bugs. Maybe smallest and largest would be better.

Randint isnt being recognised as a function? I Cant figure this out

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