IndentationError: expected an indented block

[cwggenius]

Getting the following error. But I cannot figure out why. Could someone please alter my code and explain where I am going wrong?


./checkprocess2.py
File "./checkprocess2.py", line 19
else:
^
IndentationError: expected an indented block

#!/usr/bin/python
 
import sys
import os
import commands
 
def state():
               output = commands.getoutput('ps -A')
               if 'amun_server.py' in output:
                       return false
               else:
                       return true
 
status = false
 
while true:
    if state():
 
        else:
                 os.system("/root/amun/amun_server.py &")

[bvdet]

@cwggenius
The error message says it all! There must be a statement or some action after the if statement. Your indentation is wrong also. You don't need the else statement in function state().

#!/usr/bin/python
 
import sys
import os
import commands
 
def state():
    output = commands.getoutput('ps -A')
    if 'amun_server.py' in output:
        return false
    return true
 
status = false
 
while true:
    if state():
        pass # there must be some action or statement
    else:
        os.system("/root/amun/amun_server.py &")

[cwggenius]

BVDET. Thank you for your reply...

I am now getting :

./checkprocess2.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./checkprocess2.py", line 13, in <module>
status = false
NameError: name 'false' is not defined

...still a bit confused.

[bvdet]

Python is case-sensitive.

>>> false
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'false' is not defined
>>> False
False
>>>