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[NinjaTool]

When I type this in IDLE, it just goes in a loop. Whats happening here? I'm using Python 3.1.3 on Win7.

 


print '''Content - type: text/html

[Alexander]

I do not know anything about Python, although when I run it I get this:

[FONT=Courier New]  File "prog.py", line 2     
print '''Content - type: text/html                                      
                                  ^ SyntaxError: EOF while scanning triple-quoted string literal[/FONT]

The IDE you are using likely has trouble parsing that statement and returning its error.

[ZekeDragon]

@Alexander: IDLE is not an IDE, it's a GUI for the Python REPL.

@OP: The reason IDLE is just looping is you never complete the triple-quote string, which is by it's nature a multi-line string. You have to close it:

print('''Content - type: text/html

You can have more content here.

And then end it with 3 quotes.''')

Remember that in Python 3 (what you're using), print is no longer a keyword and is now a function.

Edited by ZekeDragon, 19 May 2011 - 08:32 PM.

[NinjaTool]

I see. Thanx everyone.

[Alexander]

IDLE is an IDE.

[ZekeDragon]

Alexander said:

IDLE is an IDE.

Tells you how long I've been out of Python, or perhaps merely how little I used IDLE. I retract my statement. :)