Algebra Memes

When you try to solve a math problem with Python and discover that programming languages aren't great at understanding algebra notation. The poor dev tried to type an actual math equation directly into the Python interpreter and got slapped with "invalid decimal literal" because Python has no idea what to do with expressions like (5a-8). Even the calculator is giving up with a syntax error! Turns out neither Python nor calculators speak "desperate student during exam" language. Maybe stick to pen and paper for this one...