I am getting absolutely bonkers syntax errors in my program

Question

I'm getting crazy syntax errors in my terminal. For example:

end_result = ASCII_to_alpha_list(coded_list)
return ''.join(end_result)

Returns

End_result = ASCII_to_alpha_list(coded_list)
         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>

What's weirding me out especially is that it doesn't matter what I put down - it returns the same error.

print 'Hi'

returns

print "Hi"
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>

Beginner coder here. Thanks for any help!

Python 2.7 or 3? The print one looks like a Python 3 error :) — dursk, Feb 27 '14 at 21:53
For your `print` error, are you using Python 2, or Python 3? Why does the first error contain `End_result` when the code example shows `end_result`? — Crowman, Feb 27 '14 at 21:53

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 27 '14 at 21:50

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You almost certainly have an error on the line before, probably a missing close parenthesis.

answered Feb 27 '14 at 21:50

Daniel Roseman

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