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I have a problem with the next code.

try: 1+1
except Exception as exception: pass
1+1
try: 2+2
except Exception as exception: pass

The result I get in the prompt is 

... ... File "<stdin>", line 3
 1+1
 ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> ... ... ... 4

However the next code executes with no error. 

try: 1+1
except Exception as exception: pass
try: 2+2
except Exception as exception: pass

My sys.version_info is: 

sys.version_info(major=2, minor=7, micro=3, releaselevel='final', serial=0)

Why do I get the syntax error?

asked Feb 16, 2015 at 19:29

1 Answer 1

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When using the interactive prompt, there needs to be a blank line between a block (such as a try/except block) and the next independent command. This is only in the REPL, when running a .py file it's not necessary.

answered Feb 16, 2015 at 19:32
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@Usobi basically, when you're in the REPL and the prompt is ... instead of >>>, you're still inside a block.

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