[Tutor] Can't print a string, gives me syntax error

[Alan Gauld]

"xbmuncher" <xboxmuncher at gmail.com> wrote 

>I ran this in IDLE:
>>>> t = 'hi'
>>>> print t
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax (<pyshell#3>, line 1)
> 
> I've also tried this as sample.py :
> import string
> text = 'hello world'
> print text
> 
> 
> It gives me a syntax error on "print text" line

Looks like you are using Python v3. 

Most tutorials are still on v2.

print has changed significantly in v3, several things are 
done differently. Try to find a v3 tutorial.

The basics section in mine is almost complete(see .sig)

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Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/l2p/