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On 05/08/2012 21:52, John Mordecai Dildy wrote:
> Current Problem at the moment
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "ex26.py", line 66, in <module>
>      beans, jars, crates = secret_formula(start-point)
> NameError: name 'start' is not defined
>
> anyone know how to make start defined
>
You have "start-point", but I think that should be "start_point",
judging by the previous line.