f-string throws a SyntaxError

Asked Jun 19 '22 at 11:50

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I get invalid syntax error when I try to iterate over a list of names saved in names.txt file. Here's the syntax

names = []

with open("names.txt") as file:
    for line in file:
        names.append(line.rstrip().capitalize())

for name in sorted(names, reverse=True):
    print(f"hello, {name}")

The error I'm getting looks like:

$ python name_read.py
  File "name_read.py", line 8
    print(f"hello, {name}")
                         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Could you please help? Thanks!

asked Jun 19 '22 at 11:50

Getu

3

Which Python version are you using? `python --version` – user202729 Jun 19 '22 at 11:52
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f strings were introduced in Python 3.6, you must be using an older version. – Thierry Lathuille Jun 19 '22 at 11:52
I'm using a venv with python 3.10.5 – Getu Jun 19 '22 at 12:02
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. The python version was somehow changed to 2.7 causing the issue. I reconnected to the venv with v 3.10.5 and is now working – Getu Jun 19 '22 at 12:09

f-string throws a SyntaxError

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