Why is this a python syntax error during an initialisation?

Question

This code:

class Todo:
    def addto(self, list_name="", text=""):
        """
        Adds an item to the specified list.
        """
        if list_name == "":
            list_name = sys.argv[2]
            text = ''.join(sys.argv[3:]

        todo_list = TodoList(getListFilename(list_name))

produces a syntax error with the little arrow pointing to todo_list on the last line.

The __init__ method for TodoList is here:

def __init__(self, json_location):
    """
    Sets up the list.
    """
    self.json_location = json_location
    self.load()

I am kind of new to Python, so I don't see what I am doing wrong here.

jbochi · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-23 21:35:35Z

11

you need to close this )

text = ''.join(sys.argv[3:]

answered Dec 23, 2009 at 21:35

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2 Comments

Macha Over a year ago

Epic facepalm. Note to self: Interpreter is not very accurate at locating syntax errors. Check in more detail next time.

S.Lott Over a year ago

@Macha: Actually, it's deadly accurate locating the syntax errors. Don't let your assumptions about previous lines of code cloud your interpretation of the error message. The statement -- without the closing ) can continue on until it's clear that some punctuation is missing.

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