Super-newbie syntax error question

[Alex Martelli]

Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
        ...
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>>   File "C:\PYTHON22\lib\rss2html.py", line 46
>>     f = file("/article.txt", "w")
>>     ^
>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>> 
> 
> Should be:
> 
> f = open() not file().

No matters, they're interchangeable here in 2.2, and
anyway would never cause a SYNTAX error.  Diagnostics
such as that shown by the OP are invariably caused by
problems on PREVIOUS lines (e.g., unclosed parentheses)
or indentation issues with the current one.


Alex