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Sorry I'm just starting to learn python and I'm not sure what version I'm u=
sing to be quite honest. I just started typing it up in Komodo edit (Which =
I'm not personally a fan in particular) I fixed the missing parenthesis whi=
ch fixed the invalid syntax problem. Also, I apologize for submitting code =
that did not run. This is the code I have now before I tried looping it aga=
in:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#Program starts here
print "To start the Unit Converter please type the number next to the conve=
rsion you would like to perform"
choice =3D raw_input("\n1:Inches to Meter\n2:Millileters to Pint\n3:Acres t=
o Square-Miles\n")

#If user enters 1:Program converts inches to meters
if choice =3D=3D 1:
    #operation =3D "Inches to Meters"
    number =3D int(raw_input("\n\nType the amount in Inches you would like =
to convert to Meters.\n"))
    calc =3D round(number * .0254, 2)
    print "\n",number,"Inches =3D",calc,"Meters"
    restart =3D raw_input("If you would like to perform another conversion =
type: true\n")
   =20
#If user enters 2:Program converts millimeters to pints
elif choice =3D=3D 2:
    #operation =3D "Milliliters to Pints"   =20
    number =3D int(raw_input("\n\nType the amount in Milliliters you would =
like to convert to Pints.\n"))
    calc =3D round(number * 0.0021134,2)
    print "\n",number,"Milliliters =3D",calc,"Pints"
    restart =3D raw_input("If you would like to perform another conversion =
type: true\n")
   =20
#If user enter 3:Program converts kilometers to miles
elif choice =3D=3D 3:
    #operation =3D "Kilometers to Miles"
    number =3D int(raw_input("\n\nType the amount in Kilometers you would l=
ike to convert to Miles.\n"))
    calc =3D round(number * 0.62137,2)
    print "\n",number,"Kilometers =3D",calc,"Miles"
    restart =3D raw_input("If you would like to perform another conversion =
type: true\n")

Not sure what you meant to exactly by this:
"There's a lot of duplicated code here, most notably your continuation=20
condition. You can simply back-tab after the elif block and have some=20
code that reunites all the branches; this would also make things=20
clearer"

Thanks for your reply and if you have any ideas for me to improve my coding=
 that will prevent me from learning python in a sloppy way. I'd like to lea=
rn it correctly the first time!