functions and indentation in python

Question

I\'m taking a tutorial in udemy to teach myself Python and it is making me love Javascript every day more. Anyhow, I can\'t seem to figure out how to work this indentation right

Answer 1

didn't I define them already in their functions

Yes, and that's the problem. They are locally scoped to those functions. You need assignment... weight = getWeight(), for example

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No need to go overboard with the function definitions, though

def calcBMI(weight, height):
    bmi = (weight * 703) / (height * height)
    return bmi

def showBMI(bmi):
    print("BMI Index:", "{:.2f}".format(bmi))

student_name = input("Enter the student's name or 0 to exit:")
while student_name != "0":
    weight = float(input("Enter " + student_name + "'s weight in pounds: "))
    height = float(input("Enter " + student_name + "'s height in pounds: "))

    bmi = calcBMI(weight, height)

    # etc...

    showBMI(bmi)
    student_name = input("Enter next student's name or 0 to exit:")

print("\n\nExiting Program!")