New submission from Alexander Belopolsky <[email protected]>:
Can you see the error in the following?
>>> invalid = 5
File "<stdin>", line 1
invalid = 5
^
SyntaxError: invalid character in identifier
The problem is that an invisible space character crept into the identifier:
>>> repr("invalid")
"'inv\\u200balid'"
With full unicode available in most OSes, the potential for errors like this
(accidental or as a result of a practical joke) increases. It would be much
easier to spot the offending character if ^ marker pointed at the exact
location rather than at the end of the identifier.
See also issue #10382.
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components: Interpreter Core
messages: 120936
nosy: belopolsky
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: SyntaxError should contain exact location of the invalid character in
identifier
type: feature request
versions: Python 3.2
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