input("Press Enter to continue..."): SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Asked Aug 15 '17 at 16:03

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I have a simple code:

#!/usr/bin/env python                                                                                                                                                                                       
import sys
print (sys.version)

list = ["cat", "dog", "horse", "duck"]
for animal in list:
    if animal == "cat" or animal == "duck":
        print animal
        input("Press Enter to continue ...")

The output of print (sys.version) is

2.7.11 (default, Dec 19 2016, 17:44:19) 
[GCC 5.3.0]

However, the program crashes at line input("Press Enter to continue ...") upon pressing Enter , indicating an error

SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Why would this happen?

This question is related to How do I make python to wait for a pressed key

edited Aug 15 '17 at 16:11

asked Aug 15 '17 at 16:03

Viesturs

4

Is this Python 2 or Python 3? In Python 2, `input()` tries to evaluate what you enter, you need to use `raw_input()` if you don't want that. – Barmar Aug 15 '17 at 16:05
2

python 2: use `raw_input` – Jean-François Fabre Aug 15 '17 at 16:05
1

or run your script with python 3 – randomir Aug 15 '17 at 16:05
3

note that all the info is in the link _you_ provided – Jean-François Fabre Aug 15 '17 at 16:06
Seriously, you should be learning Python 3. Python 2 will reach its official End Of Life in 2020. – PM 2Ring Aug 15 '17 at 16:07

input("Press Enter to continue..."): SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

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