Syntax error on print "hello"

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I just installed 3.4 on a new machine, tried to run something I know works and it failed. I then tried to just type the following into IDLE and it failed:

>>> print 'hello'
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> print hello
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> print "hello"
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>

I am confused as to why that would fail.

You must use parentheses to use the function `print`. – almanegra Jul 31 '14 at 18:10 — almanegra, Jul 31 '14 at 18:10

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 15 '15 at 18:17

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According to Python3.0.1 documentation

The print statement has been replaced with a print() function, with keyword arguments to replace most of the special syntax of the old print statement (PEP 3105).

so try: print ("hello")

edited Feb 15 '15 at 18:17

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 15 '15 at 18:17

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I believe with Python 3+ you need parens. Try this:

print("Hello")

Here is my test:

Python 3.3.2 (default, Sep 15 2013, 13:36:01)
[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3)] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print 'hello'
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    print 'hello'
                ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>
>>>
>>> print("Hello")
Hello
>>>

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vaultah

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Syntax error on print "hello"

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