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mythander889
mythander889

Reputation: 945

Python syntax error (in the interpreter) after a for loop

I'm running some python code (pasted in) from the console, and getting an unexpected result. Here's what the code looks like:

parentfound = False
structfound = False
instruct = False
wordlist = []
fileHandle = open('cont.h')
for line in fileHandle:
    if line is "":
        print "skipping blank line"
        continue
    if "}" in line:
        instruct = False
        index = line.index("}")
        wordlist.append(word)
    pass          
try:
    print wordlist
except Exception as e:
    print str(e)

After the for loop, I'd like to print the wordlist. No matter what I do, I can't include anything outside the for loop. Here's the error I receive:

...     if "}" in line:
...         instruct = False
...         index = line.index("}")
...         wordlist.append(word)
...     pass          
... try:
  File "<stdin>", line 10
    try:
      ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

It occurs whether I type the code by hand into the terminal or if I paste it in. I'd appreciate any help you can offer. Thank you!

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3020

Answers (1)

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Reputation: 798456

The ... prompt in the REPL means that it still hasn't finished the previous block. You will need to press Enter on an empty line to terminate it first.

Upvotes: 11

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