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Very first Python program generates a syntax error - n8ves - Feb-05-2017
I typed in my first Python program (Hello World!) EXACTLY as it appeared in print.
#! /usr/bin/python print "Hello World!"I used chmod to make it an executable file. When I went to run the file, it generated the following:
File "./hello.py", line 3
SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\xc2' in file ./hello.py on line 3, but no encoding declared
It should have ran just fine. I did notice that on my Pi, when I actually attempt to type in the following characters `~^'" I have to type them in TWICE for them to appear on the screen. And it doesn't matter if I am typing then into IDLE, nano or in the CLI.
Any suggestions?
RE: Very first Python program generates a syntax error - Skaperen - Feb-05-2017
do
od -Ax -tx1 -w32 filename on your script file.
RE: Very first Python program generates a syntax error - n8ves - Feb-07-2017
It turns out that the keyboard wasn't mapped quite right in Raspbian Jessie. Once I got that corrected and the program edited, it ran just fine. Thanks for replying Skaperen...