Python: Unknown Invalid Syntax Error [duplicate]

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I'm stumped. I looked through my code a bunch of times and can't find out why I'm getting an invalid syntax for this bit of code. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

def nameReverse():

    name = str(input("Enter your full name: "))
    testName = name.split()

    if len(testName)>1:

    firstName=testName[0]
    lastName=testName[1]
    print (lastName,firstName)

def main():
    nameReverse()

main()

nameReverse() is not correct and also always show the error that you are getting :) — Kalariya_M
– Kalariya_M, Commented Oct 9, 2017 at 13:15
The actual stack trace would be quite useful. This error is due to wrong indentation or mixing spaces and tabs. — Laur Ivan
– Laur Ivan, Commented Oct 9, 2017 at 13:16
@farbiondriven it's indented one tab in my shell, I don't know why it didn't copy over. Thanks for the reply! — JarPaJack
– JarPaJack, Commented Oct 9, 2017 at 13:17

farbiondriven · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-09 13:29:05Z

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If it is python 2.x you should use

name = str(raw_input("Enter your full name: "))

Full code:

def nameReverse():

    name = str(raw_input("Enter your full name: "))
    testName = name.split()

    if len(testName)>1:

        firstName=testName[0]
        lastName=testName[1]
        print (lastName,firstName)

def main():
    nameReverse()

main()

answered Oct 9, 2017 at 13:29

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Steampunkery · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-09 13:29:51Z

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The only error I got was an indentation error. This is python, so indentation is critical. Your if statement was improperly indented. Here is what you want:

def nameReverse():
    name = str(input("Enter your full name: "))
    testName = name.split()

    if len(testName)>1:
        firstName=testName[0]
        lastName=testName[1]
        print (lastName,firstName)

def main():
    nameReverse()

main()

answered Oct 9, 2017 at 13:29

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JarPaJack Over a year ago

Thanks for the reply! I copied this code into Python and am still getting a syntax error at 'def main():'

JarPaJack Over a year ago

SyntaxError: invalid syntax, the highlighted part is the 'def' before 'main'

Steampunkery Over a year ago

So, you copied this code into a python file and ran it with python my_file.py and it didn't work?

JarPaJack Over a year ago

I got it to work, thanks for the help! This is my first-semester coding so I'm still getting used to all of the rules and constants.

Steampunkery Over a year ago

What was the problem?

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