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[Python-Dev] SyntaxError tracebacks in 2.2

Neal Norwitz neal@metaslash.com
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:50:23 -0500 
Greg Ward wrote:
> 
> Has anyone else noticed that SyntaxError tracebacks no longer include
> the name of the file where the error occurs?  Instead, they just say
> "<file>".  Eg.
> 
>   $ python2.1 foo.py
>     File "foo.py", line 1
>       foo =
>           ^
>   SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>   $ python2.2 foo.py
>     File "<string>", line 1
>       foo =
>         ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> 
> This is annoying enough that I just filed SF bug #516712:
>   http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=516712&group_id=5470&atid=105470

I believe Martin fixed this.  With the latest from CVS:

[neal@epoch src]$ ./python foo.py
  File "foo.py", line 1
    foo = 
         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Neal