On Sunday 28 August 2011 13:01:38 Peter Otten wrote:
> Lisi 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.
>
> That's an error message by your shell. You made your script executable, but
> forgot to add something like
>
> #!/usr/bin/env python
>
> as its first line.
>
> NB. it's quite common that an error originates before the place where the
> interpreter complains; it would have been a good idea to post the five
> lines before the explicitly erroneous one, too.
Thanks to both. I opened up the file to try retyping the ", although I had in
fact typed it - the copying and pasting was into the email to ensure that I
did not introduce any errors at that stage. But looking at the file, I
realised that I had forgotten my shebang line - and had put it right before I
read this answer.
I am very grateful to you both. I had realised that the error might be
somewhere other than where it is indicated because Alan had already told me
so - but had not understood that it could be, not only in a different place,
but quite a way away. Not even when I put this right. So thanks for that,
Peter, and thank you again, both of you.
For future reference, how would I set about changing the encoding for just one
character or file? I don't really want to change the encoding I use system
wide.
Lisi
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