hm, I checked online book and example you mentioned, contains variable name in dict function, while your example above, doesn't. Is this the example you are talking about? ( http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/3#Let%27s-count).
def index(): session.counter = (session.counter or 0) + 1 return dict(message="Hello from MyApp", counter=session.counter) On 15 May 2012 17:00, Gerald Klein <jk121...@gmail.com> wrote: > All suggestions that I will check out, but this is actually character for > character from the web2py site. I guess that's why I am scratching my head. > That and the fact that the debug references text that is not on the page. I > am always leery of platforms that do a lot for you, sometimes you give up > control of important aspects. It points to a line of code that is in my > file and not a dynamically generated platform file. > > but thanks I will check these suggestions out and see what gives. > > --jerry > > > On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:56:30 AM UTC-5, Gerald Klein wrote: >> >> I am working through the tutorial on the web2py site, checking web2py out >> and I keep getting errors for things I can't see. Like >> >> type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'> non-keyword arg after keyword arg >> (default.py, line 14) >> That code does not exist on the page. The prior code is: >> *def index():* * session.counter = (session.counter or 0) + 1* * >> return dict(message="hello", session.counter)* >> >> >> the last line is line 14? >> >> Does anyone have an idea of what this is? >> >> thanks >> >> --jerry >> >>