Why am I getting this error message when I try to open Python? "Unexpected error ParseError:Invalid line at line "1"."

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How can I fix this. Python is currently unaccessible for me because of this error. Everytime that I click on my python icon to begin programming, the error message pops up, and it will not allow me to run the program.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '13 at 19:41

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Here's a link to an Enthought Knowledge Base article re-iterating Jonathan March's solution:

https://support.enthought.com/entries/23097479-Restarting-Canopy-after-Unexpected-error-ParseError

answered Nov 25 '13 at 19:41

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '13 at 19:10

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Known error, fixed in upcoming Canopy 1.2. Sorry!

Meantime, manual fix:

Delete preferences.ini file (which is corrupted). This file is located at:

Windows:

%APPDATA%\Enthought\Canopy

OSX or Linux:

~/.canopy

answered Nov 25 '13 at 19:10

Jonathan March

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Why am I getting this error message when I try to open Python? "Unexpected error ParseError:Invalid line at line "1"."

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