problem with indent mismatch

[carnis_anubis]

Hey I'm new to ren'py and coding in general and I keep on getting this message!

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I'm sorry, but errors were detected in your script. Please correct the
errors listed below, and try again.


File "game/script.rpy", line 35: indentation mismatch.

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 7.4.0.1167
Sun Jan 17 20:53:03 2021

And this is my code!

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    menu:
$ player_name = renpy.input("YOUR NAME?"):
$ player_name = player_name.strip()
        if player_name == "":
            $ player_name = "Aerrox"

        elif player_name == "Aerrox":
            $ player_name="Aerrox"
            s "... So your name is Aerrox. Stop wasting time."

        if player_name == "The Rot" or player.name == "the rot":
            s "..."
            $ persistent.worthless = True
            $ renpy.quit()
        if player_name[:4].lower() == "rot":
            $ persistent.worthless = True
            $ renpy.quit()
        if persistent.worthless == True:
            p "LEAVE ME ALONE."
            $ renpy.quit()
        define persistent.worthless = False
    return

The problem is when I indent 'return' it comes up with a new error message?

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I'm sorry, but errors were detected in your script. Please correct the
errors listed below, and try again.


File "game/script.rpy", line 14: menu statement expects a non-empty block.
    menu:
        ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 17: Line is indented, but the preceding one-line python statement statement does not expect a block. Please check this line's indentation.
    if player_name == "":
    ^

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 7.4.0.1167
Sun Jan 17 21:04:58 2021

What am I doing wrong? Thanks!

[Alex]

Indentation (some spaces at the beginning of a line of code) realy matters for Ren'Py.
Check an old, but useful explanaition (the other answers on that page are mostly out of date, so don't read them) - https://www.renpy.org/wiki/renpy/doc/FAQ (search for 'How does indentation work? What are blocks?').

The rule is simple - if you have a block of code the first line should ends with colon (:), other lines in that block should be extra indented and all that lines inside a block must have the same indentation (equal number of spaces at the beginning of the line).

Then, you'll be able to correct your code.

It looks like you don't need the line 'menu' at all, so just delete it.
Delete colon at the end of line with input - it doesn't need a block of code.
Make the same indentation for lines in blocks, like

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default persistent.worthless = False

label start:
    $ player_name = renpy.input("YOUR NAME?")
    $ player_name = player_name.strip()
    if player_name == "":
        $ player_name = "Aerrox"

    elif player_name == "Aerrox":
        $ player_name="Aerrox"
        s "... So your name is Aerrox. Stop wasting time."

    if player_name == "The Rot" or player.name == "the rot":
        s "..."
        $ persistent.worthless = True
        $ renpy.quit()
    if player_name[:4].lower() == "rot":
        $ persistent.worthless = True
        $ renpy.quit()
    if persistent.worthless == True:
        p "LEAVE ME ALONE."
        $ renpy.quit()
        
    return

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/index.html

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/python.h ... -statement
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/python.h ... -statement

[carnis_anubis]

Indentation (some spaces at the beginning of a line of code) realy matters for Ren'Py.
Check an old, but useful explanaition (the other answers on that page are mostly out of date, so don't read them) - https://www.renpy.org/wiki/renpy/doc/FAQ (search for 'How does indentation work? What are blocks?').

The rule is simple - if you have a block of code the first line should ends with colon (:), other lines in that block should be extra indented and all that lines inside a block must have the same indentation (equal number of spaces at the beginning of the line).

Then, you'll be able to correct your code.

It looks like you don't need the line 'menu' at all, so just delete it.
Delete colon at the end of line with input - it doesn't need a block of code.
Make the same indentation for lines in blocks, like

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default persistent.worthless = False

label start:
    $ player_name = renpy.input("YOUR NAME?")
    $ player_name = player_name.strip()
    if player_name == "":
        $ player_name = "Aerrox"

    elif player_name == "Aerrox":
        $ player_name="Aerrox"
        s "... So your name is Aerrox. Stop wasting time."

    if player_name == "The Rot" or player.name == "the rot":
        s "..."
        $ persistent.worthless = True
        $ renpy.quit()
    if player_name[:4].lower() == "rot":
        $ persistent.worthless = True
        $ renpy.quit()
    if persistent.worthless == True:
        p "LEAVE ME ALONE."
        $ renpy.quit()
        
    return

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/index.html

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/python.h ... -statement
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/python.h ... -statement

Oh okay! I understand now! Thank you for the explanation and help! I appreciate it!