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Re: Am I not seeing the Error?

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On 08/10/2013 10:47 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 3:43 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
>> In article <mailman.452.1376188442.1251.python-list@python.org>,
>>   Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> When you get a syntax error you can't understand, look at the previous
>>> line of code. Perhaps something there is incomplete; maybe you have
>>> mismatched parentheses, so this line is considered to be part of the
>>> same expression.
>>>
>>> Next thing to do is split it into more lines. Why is all that in a single
>>> line?
>> Also, try reformatting the code in a tool like emacs or eclipse which
>> does syntax coloring and auto indenting.  Often, if you're missing some
>> piece of punctuation, it will become obvious when your tool tries to
>> indent things in some unexpected way.  Or suddenly starts coloring all
>> of your program text as if it were a string literal :-)
> Agreed. Though I've had some odd issues with SciTE in that way; I
> think its Python handling may have bugs in it here and there. But 95%
> of the time it's helpful.
>
> ChrisA

Thanks everyone. Unfortunately, I have not found the problem yet. I use 
the Geany IDE which has syntax highlighting, but nothing wrong is seen. 
None of the suggestions helped. The lines before this one set variables. 
The lines further up "appear" fine. I will keep looking. If I ever 
figure it out, I will share with all of you.

As for the code being one line, my style of coding is very different 
from others. I try to keep similar or related tasks on one line. 
Programming like that is called trolling. A programmer that uses 
trolling is called a troll. A troll can also refer to such a line of 
code itself. My scripts contain a lot of trolls. It is easier for me to 
read trolls than "typical" coding styles. (Yes, I am a weird troll (^u^))

Mahalo,

DevynCJohnson@Gmail.com

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Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-11 03:33 +0100
  Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-08-10 22:43 -0400
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-11 03:47 +0100
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 08:33 -0400
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 08:20 -0500
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-08-12 10:01 -0400
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 10:04 -0400
      Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-08-12 11:47 -0400
        Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 12:56 -0400
        Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 18:19 +0100
        Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 16:16 -0400
        Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 16:34 -0400
        Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-08-12 16:35 -0400
        Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2013-08-13 09:19 +0100
          Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-13 08:50 +0000
            Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-08-13 06:31 -0400
            Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2013-08-13 13:11 +0100
            Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-08-13 12:12 -0400
            Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-08-13 19:55 -0600
          Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-08-13 13:55 +0000
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 10:37 -0500
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2013-08-12 10:47 -0500
  Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-11 08:28 +0000
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2013-08-11 11:18 +0100
    Re: Am I not seeing the Error? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-08-11 09:27 -0400

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