f-strings giving SyntaxError: invalid syntax?

Asked Jun 14 '19 at 20:00

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I'm trying to learn Python and I'm getting a syntax error message in Sublime Text while trying to run this f-string code

Code:

 # print welcome message
 greeting = 'Hello'
 name = 'Michael'
 message = f'{greeting}, {name}. Welcome!'
 
 print(message)

Error:

SyntaxError: invalid syntax
[Finished in 0.1s with exit code 1]
[shell_cmd: python -u "/Users/stevie/Desktop/intro.py"]
[dir: /Users/stevie/Desktop]

edited Feb 12 '21 at 13:39

user202729

asked Jun 14 '19 at 20:00

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Are you sure you are using `python 3.7`? – DSC Jun 14 '19 at 20:05
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try executing `import sys; print(sys.version)` in the script to double check. – Patrick Haugh Jun 14 '19 at 20:50
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I was actually running 2.7. I ran the code in 3.7 and it worked – Oluwanifemi Olufosoye Jun 16 '19 at 01:27
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**Your code seems right !** It could be the python version. Remember that `f-strings` interpolation is available only since **3.7** – Juan-Kabbali Apr 29 '20 at 19:42
@Juan-Kabbali since 3.6, in fact. – Karl Knechtel Jan 22 '23 at 02:52

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