[ python-Bugs-1543306 ] "from __future__ import foobar; " causes wrong SyntaxError

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Bugs item #1543306, was opened at 2006-08-20 04:16
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Category: Parser/Compiler
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: daniel hahler (blueyed)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: "from __future__ import foobar;" causes wrong SyntaxError

Initial Comment:
Instead of "SyntaxError: future feature foobar is not 
defined", you will get "SyntaxError: from __future__ 
imports must occur at the beginning of the file", if 
you use a semicolon at the end of the line (which is 
valid for existing future-imports of course).

Python 2.4.3 (#2, Apr 27 2006, 14:43:58)
[GCC 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)] on linux2
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>>> from __future__ import foobar;
  File "<stdin>", line 1
SyntaxError: from __future__ imports must occur at 
the beginning of the file
>>> from __future__ import generators;
>>>


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