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Python Python Basics Meet Python Syntax and Errors

Posted by Andrew Padilla
Andrew Padilla
Courses Plus Student 207 Points

Hi. I used a single quotation print('Hello, World') and received this error SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

I thought we could use single quotation marks for "Style" but was I wrong?

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The quote marks were probably not the cause of the error, but we'd need to see the actual code to determine the cause.

Take a look at this video about Posting a Question, and perhaps also this one about sharing a snapshot of your workspace.

2 Answers

jb30
jb30
44,807 Points

You can use single or double quotes.

SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing indicates that you might have removed the closing ) of the print statement when switching the quotation marks.

joshuachoi
joshuachoi
1,806 Points
joshuachoi
joshuachoi
1,806 Points

you need to save it before you type python hello.py in the console