I'm getting"Invalid syntax" on an 'if' query

Question

That is my code:

filename = raw_input('Filename? --> ')
‪if filename != 'q':‬
‪    my_socket.send(filename)‬
‪    data = my_socket.recv(1024)‬

when I run - I get this:

  File "temp.py", line 51
‪        if filename != 'q':‬
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I tried over and over to play with the tabs and spaced, but for nothing. It won't work.

It's not an indentation issue. Is there more code before the if statement? — Alan Kavanagh
– Alan Kavanagh, Commented Sep 29, 2017 at 9:56
Is this the complete code? You should check preceding lines as sometimes the error is due to lines before the reported error line — EdChum
– EdChum, Commented Sep 29, 2017 at 9:57
Are you mixing spaces and tabs? Is there some non-printing character at the start of your line? — VBB
– VBB, Commented Sep 29, 2017 at 10:01
Running your code give me the error describe here: stackoverflow.com/questions/21639275/… — Mel
– Mel, Commented Sep 29, 2017 at 10:03
you could run find out if the type of 'filename' is 'string' using 'type(filename)', if not, then the comparison operator '!=' will not work. — Benjamin
– Benjamin, Commented Sep 29, 2017 at 10:11

Jayson Joseph Chacko · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-29 10:38:28Z

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Your code contains a number of unprintable unicode characters. This is why you are getting this error. I found the following characters(U+202A and U+202C) in your code using a non-printable character viewer.

I suggest you type in the code in a plain text editor again.

answered Sep 29, 2017 at 10:38

Jayson Joseph Chacko

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