turtledemo/__main__.py: SyntaxError: invalid string prefix else"#fca"

[bc75918c-a209-4fa3-b6cf-28cfb7317f76]

BPO	40431
Nosy	@terryjreedy, @vstinner, @encukou, @hroncok, @miss-islington, @aeros
PRs	python/cpython#19777 python/cpython#19784 python/cpython#19789

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GitHub fields: ```python assignee = None closed_at = created_at = labels = ['3.8', '3.9'] title = 'turtledemo/__main__.py: SyntaxError: invalid string prefix else"#fca"' updated_at = user = 'https://github.com/hroncok' ``` bugs.python.org fields: ```python activity = actor = 'terry.reedy' assignee = 'none' closed = True closed_date = closer = 'aeros' components = ['Demos and Tools'] creation = creator = 'hroncok' dependencies = [] files = [] hgrepos = [] issue_num = 40431 keywords = ['patch'] message_count = 12.0 messages = ['367575', '367581', '367583', '367585', '367590', '367607', '367609', '367612', '367618', '367638', '367648', '369154'] nosy_count = 6.0 nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'vstinner', 'petr.viktorin', 'hroncok', 'miss-islington', 'aeros'] pr_nums = ['19777', '19784', '19789'] priority = 'normal' resolution = 'fixed' stage = 'resolved' status = 'closed' superseder = None type = None url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue40431' versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9'] ```

[bc75918c-a209-4fa3-b6cf-28cfb7317f76]

With Python 3.9.0a6 we get the following syntax error when bytecompiling the standard library in Fedora:

Compiling '/usr/lib64/python3.9/turtledemo/main.py'... *** File "/usr/lib64/python3.9/turtledemo/main.py", line 275 bg="#d00" if clear == NORMAL else"#fca") ^ SyntaxError: invalid string prefix

I've looked and the bad code is there for all branches, but only with 3.9.0a6 I get the SyntaxError.

I wonder whether this is a know new SyntaxError or not. This "worked" with 3.9.0a5:

>>> "yes" if False else"no"
'no'

Happy to submit a PR for turtledemo.

[vstinner]

New changeset 49f70db83e2c62ad06805927f53f6c3e8f4b798e by Miro Hrončok in branch 'master': bpo-40431: Fix syntax typo in turtledemo (GH-19777) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/49f70db83e2c62ad06805927f53f6c3e8f4b798e

[vstinner]

I don't think that it's worth it to backport the change to 3.7 and 3.8: in Python 3.7 and 3.8, the code is accepted.

I also reported the issue to: https://bugs.python.org/issue40334#msg367580

Miro: are you ok to close the issue (not backport)?

[bc75918c-a209-4fa3-b6cf-28cfb7317f76]

I am OK. I don't see why not to backport it, but I don't care much.

[vstinner]

I am OK. I don't see why not to backport it, but I don't care much.

Python 3.7 and 3.8 are not broken, so there is no need to fix them :-) Thanks for the fix.

I reported the issue to: https://bugs.python.org/issue40246#msg367587

[aeros]

I don't think that it's worth it to backport the change to 3.7 and 3.8: in Python 3.7 and 3.8, the code is accepted.

Python 3.7 and 3.8 are not broken, so there is no need to fix them :-)

I think we could very reasonably change else"#fca" -> else "#fca" on the current bugfix branches, or at least 3.8. Even when it doesn't cause a syntax error and the attempted prefix is ignored, it's still more syntactically correct compared to attempting to use an "e-string" (which of course doesn't exist) and has nearly zero cost on our end to fix.

While it's a low priority issue since it doesn't raise an error, that doesn't necessarily mean it's correct. In the latest stable version of the stdlib, we should aim to provide a good example IMO, especially if it comes at practically zero cost to us.

[vstinner]

If you backport the change, please remove the NEWS entry, since it's not a SyntaxError in 3.7 and 3.8.

[aeros]

Victor Stinner wrote:

If you backport the change, please remove the NEWS entry, since it's not a SyntaxError in 3.7 and 3.8.

Good point. In that case, I'll do a manual backport of the PR just to 3.8 and skip the news entry. As mentioned above, I think most of the value in fixing it when the SyntaxError isn't present is mainly just for providing a good example in the latest stable version of the stdlib, so I don't think there would be much additional value in also backporting it to 3.7.

[aeros]

New changeset cc011b5190b63f0be561ddec38fc4cd9e60cbf6a by Kyle Stanley in branch '3.8': [3.8] bpo-40431: Fix syntax typo in turtledemo (GH-19777) (bpo-19784) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cc011b5190b63f0be561ddec38fc4cd9e60cbf6a

[miss-islington]

New changeset adb1f853482e75e81ae0ae7307318a1051ca46b5 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.7': [3.8] bpo-40431: Fix syntax typo in turtledemo (GH-19777) (GH-19784) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/adb1f853482e75e81ae0ae7307318a1051ca46b5

[vstinner]

Ok, the typo is now fixed in 3.7, 3.8 and master branches ;-) Thanks Miro for the bug reportand Kyle for the backport.

[terryjreedy]

I believe the file was synchronized across versions as new features have not recently been added. Backporting the fix to my typo should keep it that way. This is an example of why code review even of patches that 'work' is a good thing.