Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'startup': 0.05; 'granted,': 0.07; "subject:' ": 0.07; 'subject:Error': 0.07; 'subject:Getting': 0.07; 'front,': 0.09; 'meaningful': 0.09; 'subject:Started': 0.09; 'windows,': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'guessing': 0.16; 'quoted': 0.16; 'subject:Text': 0.16; 'size,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'version.': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'subject:Code': 0.24; 'text,': 0.24; 'environment': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'thus': 0.29; 'dec': 0.30; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'there.': 0.32; 'fri,': 0.33; 'guess': 0.33; 'subject:from': 0.34; 'something': 0.35; 'case,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'version': 0.36; 'starting': 0.37; 'nov': 0.38; 'version,': 0.38; 'fact': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'rather': 0.38; '12,': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'dave': 0.60; 'new': 0.61; 'information': 0.63; 'telling': 0.64; 'answer.': 0.68; 'line,': 0.68; '2013,': 0.91; 'angel': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=DB2FlbtP3O5nl8iEtX8e7x61lrpaQACbsb7ICYwLL9E=; b=FZmhHizhpIF/kywphsXvl6gnUEQCx7JRKlOYdFBK4i6GeJpF0vDIhQ5FXkLFyQ34U+ yQrMfEPZLfbeoPH9RysC7tnUjYYOG1h2WbJeeADbWFghuHajVAc8h53r7mioEJp5p9CT qA6DLu9O48k21HDcREENYPi9MB3WMn4TkAe46eqFerza3ktj0MyPnM5WjiLZ50VQnQfN N7ghLfUY1KDxXNsXLvNCzvRZ3YqzjY7/S/ow0El5sXy6VitlMgB2fv3L5Q8BvlmnCoX9 GwKCal5MSrtAIO/Pq469eeqNaJbR9Cxxa3p8Bo1pdS/T2uIWWwVZujjGbPPfvtBXbC0g kWwQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.7.94 with SMTP id 91mr11252006ioh.27.1418326803447; Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:40:03 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <5489F1DF.3000203@davea.name> References: <4a9fc357-d743-471b-87e1-ef3573221816@googlegroups.com> <5489F1DF.3000203@davea.name> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 06:40:03 +1100 Subject: Re: Text Code(from 'Getting Started in Beautiful Soup' re: cd Soup , returns 'Syntax Error, invalid syntax' From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 17 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1418326806 news.xs4all.nl 2960 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:46870 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:82378 On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 6:34 AM, Dave Angel wrote: > Please give your environment when starting a new thread. Python version and > OS version. In this case, I'm guessing Windows, because I have to guess > something to give a meaningful answer. > > On 12/11/2014 02:21 PM, Simon Evans wrote: >> Python 2.7.6 (default, Nov 10 2013, 19:24:18) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] >> on win >> 32 You mean like how he quoted his Python startup line, thus telling you Python version, word size, and the fact that it's win32? Granted, it would be nice to have that up front, rather than buried deep in the text, but the information _is_ there. ChrisA