Problem with += (augmented assignment)

[Rodrigo Senra]

mjjacob at my-deja.com wrote:
> 
> Hi folks!
> 
> I tried this under Python 2.0 running on Win 2k:
> 
> x = 0
> while x <= 42:
>         x += 1
> 
> Python always complains a Syntax Error: Invalid
> Syntax on this:
> 
>     x += 1
>        ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> 
> Augmented assignment only seems to work when used
> in first indentation level (script level).

It works for me( as expected ;o)

>>> x=0    
>>> x += 2
>>> while x<=42:
...     x+=1
...     print x
... 
3
4
.... and so it goes!

It is not a bug in the distribution! 
What environment are you using to edit the code ?
Maybe what you see is not what is being fed to the interpreter.
Strange nevertheless.
regards
Rod
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