If you copied and pasted the line, it's possible the quote marks are of the wrong encoding -- try deleting the quote marks and adding them back.
On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Lisi <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here is the error message: > /usr/local/bin/AddressBook: line 6: syntax error near unexpected token `(' > /usr/local/bin/AddressBook: line 6: `name = raw_input("Type the Name - leave > blank to finish")' > > (sorry KMail wrapped it.) > > Here is what I typed: > name = raw_input("Type the Name - leave blank to finish") > > Here is what I was copying: > name = raw_input("Type the Name - leave blank to finish") > > Help!! All three are copied and pasted from their relevant places to > eliminate mis-copying at this stage. What have I miscopied?? The original > and my copy look to me *exactly* the same. > > Lisi > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Bulbflow: A Python framework for graph databases (http://bulbflow.com) _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor