Attempting Simple String Output—Receiving Syntax Error

Asked Sep 06 '13 at 06:37

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I am attempting a mergesort algorithm and when I go to output some text, it ends up screwed. Here's my code:

def merge(left, right):
    result = []
    i, j = 0, 0
    while i < len(left) and j < len(right):
        if left[i] <= right[j]:
            result.append(left[i])
            i += 1
        else:
            result.append(right[j])
            j += 1

def mergesort(lst):
    if len(lst) <= 1:
        return lst
    middle = int(len(lst) / 2)
    left = mergesort(lst[:middle])
    right = mergesort(lst[middle:])
    return merge(left, right)

a = [3,1,2,5,9,6,7]
print 'Input #1: ' + str(a)
print 'Output #1: ' + mergesort(a)

And I am receiving this syntax error:

File "Lab1.py", line 21
  print 'Input #1: ' + str(a)
                     ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I am using Python 3.3.2.

edited Sep 06 '13 at 06:44

asked Sep 06 '13 at 06:37

Gabriel Nahmias

3

`print()` is a function in py3.x – Ashwini Chaudhary Sep 06 '13 at 06:38
The windows console lets you copy text too, no need to make that screenshot. Click on the window menu top left, select 'Mark', mark the text, then select 'Copy' (or press Enter). – Martijn Pieters Sep 06 '13 at 06:40
I know; Quick Edit mode. I just felt like retaining the cool Matrix-y feel to my console. Heh. – Gabriel Nahmias Sep 06 '13 at 06:42

Attempting Simple String Output—Receiving Syntax Error

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