Syntax error after upgrading to Python 2.4

[Fernando]

> I don't see the problem yet.  I certainly do not see anything that should
> have been affected by the upgrade (was it from 2.3 on XP also?)

Yes.

> After checking for nonprinting chars, I would shuffle the param-default
> lines to try to determine which is really at fault.  Good luck, or wait for
> a more helpful response.

I reinstalled version 2.3.5 and everything works fine now. It's
definately something related to the latest version.

<rant>
This is one of the main resons I finally gave up using Python and
switched to Smalltalk. You can't concentrate on your work while someone
is permanently introducing changes to your tool.

Constantly adding new features to a language might be fun, but it
substantially increases the odds of adding bugs and misfeatures, such
as whatever was causing problems with my code or the 'perlish' syntax
for decorators.
</rant>

Feeling much better now. :-)