Python HTML code syntax error

Question

I am getting the following syntax error when trying to add a hyperlink,I looked at the HTML code for href,HTML code seems right but python is throwing a syntax error..can anyone help?

Python code

    msg_body=("<HTML><head></head>"
          "<body>Test"
          "<br>Hi All, <br>"
          "<b>Wiki @<a href="%s">%s</a> (listed @ go\link) <br><br>"
          "<b>Release notes:</b> %s  <br><br>" 
          "<b>Host/Riva Build Combo:</b><br>%s<br><br>" 
          "<b>Loading instructions:</b><br>%s<br><br>"
          "<b>CR fixes:</b><br>%s<br><br>"
          "Thanks,<br>"
          "B team"
          "</body></html>"
          ) % (wikiURL,Releasenotes,table,Load_ins,crInfo)

Error:-

    "<b>Wiki @<a href="%s">%s</a> (listed @ go\wbit) <br><br>"                                                      ^
     SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Would you not need to concatenate the strings together?

Whymarrh
– Whymarrh

2012-11-06 04:30:13 +00:00
Commented Nov 6, 2012 at 4:30 — Whymarrh
– Whymarrh, Commented Nov 6, 2012 at 4:30

Rag Sagar · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-11 06:21:07Z

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msg_body="""<HTML><head></head>
          <body>Test
          <br>Hi All, <br>
          <b>Wiki @<a href="%s">%s</a> (listed @ go\link) <br><br>
          <b>Release notes:</b> %s  <br><br>
          <b>Host/Riva Build Combo:</b><br>%s<br><br>
          <b>Loading instructions:</b><br>%s<br><br>
          <b>CR fixes:</b><br>%s<br><br>
          Thanks,<br>
          B team
          </body></html>
          """ % (wikiURL, Releasenotes, table, Load_ins, crInfo)

edited Nov 11, 2012 at 6:21

answered Nov 6, 2012 at 4:31

Rag Sagar

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Antony Hatchkins · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-07 10:56:08Z

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Wrong line is

"<b>Wiki @<a href="%s">%s</a> (listed @ go\link) <br><br>"

You need to escape the quotes inside quotes like that:

"<b>Wiki @<a href=\"%s\">%s</a> (listed @ go\link) <br><br>"

like that:

'<b>Wiki @<a href="%s">%s</a> (listed @ go\link) <br><br>'

or (as suggested by @ragsagar) like that:

"""
<b>Wiki @<a href="%s">%s</a> (listed @ go\link) <br><br>
"""

answered Nov 7, 2012 at 10:56

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