Syntax error with defining a variable (python)

Question

With the attached code I get a syntax error on the def time() point info at the closing parentheses. Can someone explain the issue

import random
import time

def time()
b = 0
var1 = random.randint(800,900)
while a < var1:
print(time.time)
b = b + 1

amount = input()
x = 0

while x = 0:
time()
amount = amount - 1
if amount == 0:
x = 0

Answer 1

There is a missing colon after def time().

Answer 2

Variable a in time() is not defined.
Also check your while-loop: the condition needs to be x == ? and it needs an exit condition

Answer 3

Lisa I figured it out with your help. Both if those were issues but i was still having some so i rewrote the code i think the same way im not positive and it didnt work but i realized i had imported time when i swapped the variable name and it worked