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Python compiler throwing an error while executing the program ca not defined

Hi Team,

Iam trying to run the below code in python , Iam getting an error while calculating the ca value .Kindly help me with the casue of the error
''' write a program to calulate the gross salary of the employee
if his basic salary less than 2000 then HRA 10% of basic salary
DA 90% of basic salary , ca=10
> 2000 , hra 5% bs and da 20 percent of basic salary '''

basicSalary=int(input("Enter the basic salary"))
if basicSalary < 2000:
      hra=basicSalary * 0.1
      da=basicSalary * 0.9
      ca=10
else:
      hra=basicSalary * 0.05
      da=basicSalary * 0.2

grossSalary=basicSalary+hra+da+ca
print (" the gross salary of employees is ",grossSalary)

C:\Users\sam\Desktop\MyPythonPrograms>python mypythonIf3.py
Enter the basic salary2300
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "mypythonIf3.py", line 15, in <module>
grossSalary=basicSalary+hra+da+ca
NameError: name 'ca' is not defined

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Subodh Tiwari (Neeraj)

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Louis LIETAER

Hi,

To manage wrong input value you can add this code to replace input line:

while True:
try:
basicSalary = int(input("Enter the basic salary"))
except ValueError:
print('invalid input value, please retry with an integer')
else:
break

Swaminathan K

ASKER

thanks alot for quick help.

Subodh Tiwari (Neeraj)

You're welcome Sam!