How can I debug this Python syntax error with f string

Question

def write_users_group(heading_writer, heading, user_writer, users):

    heading_writer.writerow([f"{heading}", f"{len(users)} users"])
    user_writer.writeheader()
    for user in users:
        user_writer.writerow(user)
    heading_writer.writerow([" "])

Error:

File "/Users/ashirwadniv/Downloads/gitlab/users.py", line 59

heading_writer.writerow([f"{heading}", f"{len(users)} users"])
                                    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

It could be a problem on the line above - mismatched quotes perhaps. — tdelaney, Jun 09 '22 at 04:40
Could not reproduce with updated code. What version of python are you using? `import sys;print(sys.version)` would tell you. — tdelaney, Jun 09 '22 at 04:52
I have Python 3.9.12 But with the code you gave above VS shows it as 2.7.18. Thanks for pin pointing, how can I solve this ? — Ashirwad.nivalkar, Jun 09 '22 at 04:59
It sounds like you have more than one python installed. This is happening in VSCode? I don't use that tool often so can't give direct help, but you could research how to reference the proper python in vscode. — tdelaney, Jun 09 '22 at 05:02

Beast · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-25T08:31:48.103

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This syntax is only allowed for Python version 3.6 and above. Check/Upgrade your Python version.

Fyi, there is nothing wrong with your syntax provided the python version supports it.

edited Oct 25 '22 at 08:31

answered Jun 09 '22 at 04:24

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My Python version is 3.9.12 – Ashirwad.nivalkar Jun 09 '22 at 04:45
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Looks like sys.version says 2.7.18 so this is a question of using the correct installed python version in vscode. – tdelaney Jun 09 '22 at 05:03

How can I debug this Python syntax error with f string

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