Why I get 'can't assign to operator' error?

Question

When I try to assign LabelEncoder() to label_encoder, I get an error:

SyntaxError: can't assign to operator

However, I assigned LabelEncoder() to label_encoder in the past.
Here is my code:

label_encoder = LabelEncoder()
play-label = label_encoder.fit_transform(play)

Are you sure that `play-label` is written correctly? – franiis Jul 01 '19 at 08:30 — franiis, Jul 01 '19 at 08:30

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 01 '19 at 12:07

This is not an issue related to assigning value to a variable. This is a Syntax Error. You haven't followed the proper naming convention to name the variable play-label.

If you try doing something like this :

>>> a-b = 3
  File "<stdin>", line 1
SyntaxError: can't assign to operator

You'll get the same error.
Replace dash - with Underscore _ and it will work fine.
The correct variable name should be play_label. Refer to this link, for an indepth description . Python Naming Convention

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 01 '19 at 08:36

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It should be play_label not play-label. You have used the "-" on a variable which is an operator.

answered Jul 01 '19 at 08:36

Sa'ad Zarook

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Why I get 'can't assign to operator' error?

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