Alex Butler wrote:
Ok let me try to be more clear. I am trying to write code in the IDLE
Python GUI of python 2.7. When I open the new python shell, there is a
written header as well as the three >s on the left side. I now those are
used as indents and I do not type them in. However, whenever I write any
type of code and either attempt to run or click alt + x to check module, it
says "there is an error in your program: invalid syntax." Then when it goes
back to the page to highlight the syntax error the second > is highlighted
in color as it is the problem. Before I deleted the header from this
program, it would highlight the 7 after the 2. In the header.
The >>> is called the prompt. It is not part of the code, it is just
there to prompt you that the interpreter is waiting for you. If you
start a command that goes over two or more lines, the prompt will change
to three dots ... to remind you that you haven't finished writing the
command yet.
Please COPY and PASTE an example of the system error. Do not retype it,
especially not from memory, but actually copy and paste the complete
error, including the line it claims is invalid, and paste it into a
reply. Like this:
>>> x = 1
>>> y = 2
>>> if x=y:
File "<stdin>", line 1
if x=y:
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Thank you.
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Steven
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