Common easily overlooked mistakes

Multiplication

When multiplying two numbers,

number3 = (number1)(number2)

will throw an error. Asterisks must be used:

number3 = number1*number2

Raising number to a power

Raising to a power with a caret

numraisedton = num^n

will throw an error. You need to use double asterisks:

numraisedton = num**n

Indentation issues

If an indentation error is given, select the entire indented region where the indentation error is probably located (check in the region they last made an edit) and

  1. Format > Dedent Region ( ⌘[ )
  2. Format > Indent Region ( ⌘] )