[Tutor] a question in the Python Tutorial

[Danny Yoo]

> there is a piece of code:
>
> >>> # This is a comment
> ... 2+2
> 4
>
> I copy them into the Python shell, but cannot run:
>
> >>> # This is a comment
> ... 2+2
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Hello!

This is strange.  I can't duplicate this problem.  What are the lines
right before and after the "SyntaxError: invalid syntax" error message?
It should point at the character where it gets mixed up.


For example, if I type:

###
>>> !blah!
###

then Python responds with this:

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  File "<stdin>", line 1
    !blah!
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
###

Here, Python points at the misplaced exclamation mark with a '^' caret
symbol.


Here's another example of an error message:

###
>>> # This is a comment
...  2 + 2
  File "<stdin>", line 2
    2 + 2
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
###

This is an error because I put a single space right before the '2 + 2'.
So Python's not perfect when it points out where problems start, but it
tries.  *grin*


Can you try your example again?  See if you can get Python to point out
where it starts getting confused.


Good luck to you!