I can't figure out what the syntax error is.

Question

v = input ('Enter whether you are a veteran or not (Yes or No): ')

if v = Yes   #(says this is the syntax error)

    print (Thank you for your service!)

Answer 1

Your code correctly:

v = input ('Enter whether you are a veteran or not (Yes or No): ')
if v == "Yes":   #(says this is the syntax error)
    print("Thank you for your service!")

Here are some highlights:

• strings need to be surrounded by quotes: double (") or single (')
• you need a colon (:) at the end of the if's condition
• to compare equality you need to use two equal signs: ==