input() causes unexpected EOF SyntaxError [duplicate]

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I have written a return function for my group project. I am using python 3.4 and wrote this:

def readrouter(x, y): conn = sqlite3.connect('server.db') cur = conn.cursor() cur.execute("SELECT DISTINCT command FROM router WHERE function =? or type = ? ORDER BY key ASC",(x, y)) read = cur.fetchall() return read; a = input("x:") b = input("y:") for result in readrouter(a,b): print (result[0])

As my major member is using 2.7 and I need to follow his version now. After I re-input my .py into python 2.7 there is a error:

x:create vlan Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/f0449492/Desktop/2015225/database.py", line 322, in <module> a = input("x") File "<string>", line 1 create vlan ^ SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing Process finished with exit code 1

how to fix this bug?

Raymond Hettinger · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-03 08:03:41Z

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In Python 2.7, replace input() with raw_input().

The former runs eval() on the input string and expects valid Python code as input. Your input create vlan isn't valid Python and can't be eval'ed. The latter just returns a string with no further processing.

answered Mar 3, 2015 at 8:03

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Tommy Chan Over a year ago

Omg, thank you but I should not ask this stupid question

icedwater Over a year ago

It's OK, you're probably not the first person to have tripped over this. Having this answer out in the wild will at least reduce the odds of others going through the same thing :)

Łukasz Rogalski · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-03 08:36:42Z

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As a follow up - to ensure compatibility with both Python branches you may use six .

answered Mar 3, 2015 at 8:36

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