SyntaxError: Invalid Syntax in python when trying to use tarfile.open() on a .tgz file

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Syntax error on print with Python 3

I want to view the contents of a .tgz file and I found python's tarfile module. I found the following tutorial which looked promising. http://www.doughellmann.com/PyMOTW/tarfile/

Here is my python file below:

import tarfile

tar = tarfile.open("exampleTar.tgz","r")

print tar.getnames()

When I actually execute my python file, I get a carrot sign pointing at the 'r' in the last line and the error message: SyntaxError: invalid syntax.

`print` is a function in python-3.x – SilentGhost Oct 24 '12 at 18:31 — SilentGhost, Oct 24 '12 at 18:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 24 '12 at 18:33

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Print is function in python 3.x.

import tarfile

tar = tarfile.open("exampleTar.tgz","r")

print(tar.getnames())

answered Oct 24 '12 at 18:33

Florin Stingaciu

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SyntaxError: Invalid Syntax in python when trying to use tarfile.open() on a .tgz file

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