Python invalid syntax error with 'end' parameter

Question

I am trying out the hangman code from invent game with python book ,I am stuck on an invalid syntax error with 'end' .

Here is the traceback: 
Line 82: print ('Missed letters: ', end = ' ')
Syntax error: Invalid syntax

arrow pointing at = sign. I searched and found that as I am working on python2.7 , I should use from future import print_function , which i did and error still exists.

My code:

import random 
from __future_ import print_function

HANGMANPICS = ['''

 +---+
 |   |
     |
     |
     |
     |
     |
====== ''' , '''

 +---+
 |   |
 0   |
     |
     |
     |
     |
====== ''' , '''

 +---+
 |   |
 0   |
 |   |
     |
     |
     |
====== ''' , '''

  +---+
  |   |
  0   |
 /|   |
      |
      |
      |
======= ''' , '''

  +----+
  |    |
  0    |
 /|\   |
       |
       |
       |
======== ''' , '''
 +----+
  |    |
  0    |
 /|\   |
 /     |
       |
       |
======== ''' , '''

 +------+
  |     |
  0     |
 /|\    |
 / \    |
        |
        |
========= ''']

words = """ cougar badger beaver cobra lion tiger skin ventriloquist magician monkey moose pigeon 
rabbit rhino trout wombat kangaroo python lizard raven skunk peacock hoki crab prawns cancer 
sloth snake spider parrot penguin ferret eagle cock hen peahen turkey turtle dinosaur metaphor 
iteration object apple """.split()

def getRandomWord(wordList):
#this function returns a random string from the words list
    wordIndex = random.randint(0,len(wordList)-1) #as we count from 0
    return wordList[wordIndex]

def displayBoard(HANGMANPICS , missedLetters, correctLetters, secretWord):
    print (HANGMANPICS[len(missedLetters)])
    print() #give space after every string character

    print ('Missed letters: ', end = ' ')
    for letter in missedLetters:
        print (letter, end = ' ')
    print()

    blanks = '_' * len(secretWord)
    #replace blanks with correct guesses
    for i in range (len(secretWord)): 
        if secretWord[i] in correctLetters:
            blanks = blanks[:i] + secretWord[i] + blanks[i+1:]
    #show secret word with spaces between each letter
    for letter in blanks:
        print (letter , end=' ')
    print()


def getGuess(alreadyGuessed): #makes sure player enters a letter and nothing else
    while True:
        print ('Guess a letter.')
        guess = raw_input()
        guess = guess.lower()
        if len(guess) != 1:
            print "please enter a single character."
        elif guess in alreadyGuessed:
            print "you have already guessed that letter. Choose another."
        elif guess not in 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz':
           print "please only enter a letter"
        else:
            return guess #returns user i/p
#function is true if player wants to play again , else false
def playAgain():
    print "do you wanna play again? (yes or no)"
    return raw_input.lower().startswith('y')


print "<<<<<<<<<<< H A N G M A N >>>>>>>>>>>>"
missedLetters = ''
correctLetters = ''
secretWord = getRandomWord(words)
gameIsDone = False 

while True:
    displayBoard(HANGMANPICS , missedLetters , correctLetters , secretWord)
    #getting a letter from user
    guess = getGuess(missedLetters + correctLetters)

    if guess in secretWord:
        correctLetters = correctLetters + guess 

    #check if the player has won
    foundAllLetters = True 
    for i in range(len(secretWord)):
        if secretWord[i] not in correctLetters:
            foundAllLetters = False
            break 

    if foundAllLetters:
        print "Yes! the secret word is "   + secretWord + "! You win!"
        gameisDone = True 
    else:
        missedLetters = missedLetters + guess 

#check if player has exhausted his guess limits and lost 

    if len(missedLetters) == len(HANGMANPICS) - 1:
        displayBoard(HANGMANPICS , missedLetters , correctLetters , secretWord)
        print " you have run out of guesses! \n After " + str(len(missedLetters)) + "missed guesses and" + str(len(correctLetters)) 
        + "correct guesses  the word was  " + secretWord  
        gameisDone = True 

    if gameisDone:
        if playAgain():
            missedLetters = ''
            correctLetters = ''
            gameisDone = False   
            secretWord = getRandomWord(words)
        else:
            break  

Suggestions? Thanks!

Answer 1

There's a typo:

from __future_ import print_function
              ^-- single underscore

__future_ should be replaced with __future__ (two trailing underscores)

---

And the import statement should be at the first line of the file (before any other imports)

from __future__ import print_function  # <-- this should be the first
import random

---

In addition to that, all usages of print statement should be replaced with print function:

Statements like:

print "please enter a single character."

should be replaced with:

print("please enter a single character.")

Answer 2

first, you seem to be importing from

__future_

you should import from

__future__

(note last underscore)

second, this replaces the normal print with an actual print function, so instead of

print "your text here"

it should be

print("your text here")

gameisDone is not always initialized. add gameisDone=false after

if foundAllLetters:
    print "Yes! the secret word is "   + secretWord + "! You win!"
    gameisDone = True
else:

raw_input IS NOT A STRING. it's a function. call it to get a string instead of getting the function. Like here:

return raw_input.lower().startswith('y')

should be

return raw_input().lower().startswith('y')

also you need to import random.

I ran your code with fixes and it worked.

Answer 3

print() in this context is the print function in Python 2.7. As parentheses are optional for the print built-in statement, print statements can resemble print() function calls. Your print() function call appeared to follow proper syntax, which told me it was likely a problem with the import (such problems could also indicate a version issue).

You attempted to import the function with:

from __future_ import print_function

But you are missing a '_'. It should be

from __future__ import print_function

I reproduced this bug in the command line with your import and with other prints.

bash-4.1$ python
Python 2.7.8 (default, Jul 25 2014, 14:04:36) 
[GCC 4.8.3] on cygwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print (letter , end=' ')
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    print (letter , end=' ')
                       ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> print ('a', end=' ')
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    print ('a', end=' ')
                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> print('a', end=' ')
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    print('a', end=' ')
                  ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> from __future__ import print_function
>>> print('a', end=' ')
a >>>