Ошибка питон unexpected eof while parsing

В Python простой, но строгий синтаксис. Если забыть закрыть блок кода, то возникнет ошибка «SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing». Это происходит часто, например, когда вы забыли добавить как минимум одну строку в цикл for.

В этом материале разберемся с этой ошибкой, и по каким еще причинам она возникает. Разберем несколько примеров, чтобы понять, как с ней справляться.

Ошибка «SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing» возникает в том случае, когда программа добирается до конца файла, но не весь код еще выполнен. Это может быть вызвано ошибкой в структуре или синтаксисе кода.

EOF значит End of File. Представляет собой последний символ в Python-программе.

Python достигает конца файла до выполнения всех блоков в таких случаях:

  • Если забыть заключить код в специальную инструкцию, такую как, циклы for или while, или функцию.
  • Не закрыть все скобки на строке.

Разберем эти ошибки на примерах построчно.

Пример №1: незавершенные блоки кода

Циклы for и while, инструкции if и функции требуют как минимум одной строки кода в теле. Если их не добавить, результатом будет ошибка EOF.

Рассмотрим такой пример цикла for, который выводит все элементы рецепта:

ingredients = ["325г муки", "200г охлажденного сливочного масла", "125г сахара", "2 ч. л. ванили", "2 яичных желтка"]

for i in ingredients:

Определяем переменную ingredients, которая хранит список ингредиентов для ванильного песочного печенья. Используем цикл for для перебора по каждому из элементов в списке. Запустим код и посмотрим, что произойдет:

File "main.py", line 4
    
                     	^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Внутри цикла for нет кода, что приводит к ошибке. То же самое произойдет, если не заполнить цикл while, инструкцию if или функцию.

Для решения проблемы требуется добавить хотя бы какой-нибудь код. Это может быть, например, инструкция print() для вывода отдельных ингредиентов в консоль:

for i in ingredients:
	print(i)

Запустим код:

325г муки
200г охлажденного сливочного масла
125г сахара
2 ч. л. ванили
2 яичных желтка

Код выводит каждый ингредиент из списка, что говорит о том, что он выполнен успешно.

Если же кода для такого блока у вас нет, используйте оператор pass как заполнитель. Выглядит это вот так:

for i in ingredients:
	pass

Такой код ничего не возвращает. Инструкция pass говорит о том, что ничего делать не нужно. Такое ключевое слово используется в процессе разработке, когда разработчики намечают будущую структуру программы. Позже pass заменяются на реальный код.

Пример №2: незакрытые скобки

Ошибка «SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing» также возникает, если не закрыть скобки в конце строки с кодом.

Напишем программу, которая выводит информацию о рецепте в консоль. Для начала определим несколько переменных:

name = "Капитанская дочка"
author = "Александр Пушкин"
genre = "роман"

Отформатируем строку с помощью метода .format():

print('Книга "{}" - это {}, автор {}'.format(name, genre, author)

Значения {} заменяются на реальные из .format(). Это значит, что строка будет выглядеть вот так:

Книга "НАЗВАНИЕ" - это ЖАНР, автор АВТОР

Запустим код:

File "main.py", line 7

              ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

На строке кода с функцией print() мы закрываем только один набор скобок, хотя открытыми были двое. В этом и причина ошибки.

Решаем проблему, добавляя вторую закрывающую скобку («)») в конце строки с print().

print('Книга "{}" - это {}, автор {}'.format(name, genre, author))

Теперь на этой строке закрываются две скобки. И все из них теперь закрыты. Попробуем запустить код снова:

Книга "Капитанская дочка" это роман. Александр Пушкин

Теперь он работает. То же самое произойдет, если забыть закрыть скобки словаря {} или списка [].

Выводы

Ошибка «SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing» возникает, если интерпретатор Python добирается до конца программы до выполнения всех строк.

Для решения этой проблемы сперва нужно убедиться, что все инструкции, включая while, for, if и функции содержат код. Также нужно проверить, закрыты ли все скобки.

I’m getting an error while running this part of the code. I tried some of the existing solutions, but none of them helped.

elec_and_weather = pd.read_csv(r'C:HOUR.csv', parse_dates=True,index_col=0)
# Add historic DEMAND to each X vector
 for i in range(0,24):
    elec_and_weather[i] = np.zeros(len(elec_and_weather['DEMAND']))
    elec_and_weather[i][elec_and_weather.index.hour==i] = 1
# Set number of hours prediction is in advance
n_hours_advance = 24

# Set number of historic hours used
n_hours_window = 24

for k in range(n_hours_advance,n_hours_advance+n_hours_window):
    elec_and_weather['DEMAND_t-%i'% k] = np.zeros(len(elec_and_weather['DEMAND']))'

I always get this error:

for i in range(0,24):
File "<ipython-input-29-db3022a769d1>", line 1
for i in range(0,24):
                     ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

File "<ipython-input-25-df0a44131c36>", line 1
    for k in range(n_hours_advance,n_hours_advance+n_hours_window):
                                                                   ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Related problem in IDLE or the command-line REPL: Why does input() give a SyntaxError when I just press enter?

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asked Apr 3, 2017 at 16:02

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The SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing means that the end of your source code was reached before all code blocks were completed. A code block starts with a statement like for i in range(100): and requires at least one line afterwards that contains code that should be in it.

It seems like you were executing your program line by line in the ipython console. This works for single statements like a = 3 but not for code blocks like for loops. See the following example:

In [1]: for i in range(100):
  File "<ipython-input-1-ece1e5c2587f>", line 1
    for i in range(100):
                        ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

To avoid this error, you have to enter the whole code block as a single input:

In [2]: for i in range(5):
   ...:     print(i, end=', ')
0, 1, 2, 3, 4,

answered Apr 3, 2017 at 17:41

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This can simply also mean you are missing or have too many parentheses. For example this has too many, and will result in unexpected EOF:

print(9, not (a==7 and b==6)

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answered Jul 1, 2019 at 0:37

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My syntax error was semi-hidden in an f-string

 print(f'num_flex_rows = {self.}nFlex Rows = {flex_rows}nMax elements = {max_elements}')

should be

 print(f'num_flex_rows = {self.num_rows}nFlex Rows = {flex_rows}nMax elements = {max_elements}')

It didn’t have the PyCharm spell-check-red line under the error.

It did give me a clue, yet when I searched on this error message, it of course did not find the error in that bit of code above.

Had I looked more closely at the error message, I would have found the » in the error. Seeing Line 1 was discouraging and thus wasn’t paying close attention :-( Searching for

self.)

yielded nothing. Searching for

self.

yielded practically everything :-

If I can help you avoid even a minute longer of deskchecking your code, then mission accomplished :-)

C:PythonAnaconda3python.exe
C:/Python/PycharmProjects/FlexForms/FlexForm.py File «»,
line 1
(self.)

^ SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Process finished with exit code 1

answered Dec 13, 2017 at 0:31

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Here is one of my mistakes that produced this exception: I had a try block without any except or finally blocks. This will not work:

try:
    lets_do_something_beneficial()

To fix this, add an except or finally block:

try:
    lets_do_something_beneficial()
finally:
    lets_go_to_sleep()

answered Apr 15, 2019 at 21:05

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There are some cases can lead to this issue, if it occered in the middle of the code it will be «IndentationError: expected an indented block» or «SyntaxError: invalid syntax», if it at the last line it may «SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing»:

Missing the body of «if»,»while»and»for» statement—>

root@nest:~/workplace# cat test.py
l = [1,2,3]
for i in l:
root@nest:~/workplace# python3 test.py
  File "test.py", line 3

               ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Unclosed parentheses (Especially in complex nested states)—>

root@nest:~/workplace# cat test.py
l = [1,2,3]
print( l
root@nest:~/workplace# python3 test.py
  File "test.py", line 3

            ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

answered May 14, 2020 at 23:51

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I encountered this error while trying to eval an empty string.
for example:

query = eval(req.body)

I used json.loads() instead and the error was gone.

answered May 28, 2021 at 12:36

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elec_and_weather['DEMAND_t-%i'% k] = np.zeros(len(elec_and_weather['DEMAND']))'

The error comes at the end of the line where you have the (‘) sign; this error always means that you have a syntax error.

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Sometimes its due to forgetting to add an Except on a try/except statement.

answered May 11, 2022 at 15:28

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I got the same error below:

SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

When I forgot a trailing parenthesis as shown below:

print("Hello"
             ↑
           Here

Or, when I forgot to put pass to class or function as shown below:

class Person:
    # pass
def test():
    # pass

answered Nov 16, 2022 at 0:19

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Have you seen the syntax error “unexpected EOF while parsing” when you run a Python program? Are you looking for a fix? You are in the right place.

The error “unexpected EOF while parsing” occurs when the interpreter reaches the end of a Python file before every code block is complete. This can happen, for example, if any of the following is not present: the body of a loop (for / while), the code inside an if else statement, the body of a function.

We will go through few examples that show when the “unexpected EOF while parsing” error occurs and what code you have to add to fix it.

Let’s get started!

How Do You Fix the EOF While Parsing Error in Python?

If the unexpected EOF error occurs when running a Python program, this is usually a sign that some code is missing.

This is a syntax error that shows that a specific Python statement doesn’t follow the syntax expected by the Python interpreter.

For example, when you use a for loop you have to specify one or more lines of code inside the loop.

The same applies to an if statement or to a Python function.

To fix the EOF while parsing error in Python you have to identify the construct that is not following the correct syntax and add any missing lines to make the syntax correct.

The exception raised by the Python interpreter will give you an idea about the line of code where the error has been encountered.

Once you know the line of code you can identify the potential code missing and add it in the right place (remember that in Python indentation is also important).

SyntaxError: Unexpected EOF While Parsing with a For Loop

Let’s see the syntax error that occurs when you write a for loop to go through the elements of a list but you don’t complete the body of the loop.

In a Python file called eof_for.py define the following list:

animals = ['lion', 'tiger', 'elephant']

Then write the line below:

for animal in animals:

This is what happens when you execute this code…

$ python eof_for.py
  File "eof_for.py", line 4
    
                          ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

A SyntaxError is raised by the Python interpreter.

The exception “SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing” is raised by the Python interpreter when using a for loop if the body of the for loop is missing.

The end of file is unexpected because the interpreter expects to find the body of the for loop before encountering the end of the Python code.

To get rid of the unexpected EOF while parsing error you have to add a body to the for loop. For example a single line that prints the elements of the list:

for animal in animals:
    print(animal)

Update the Python program, execute it and confirm that the error doesn’t appear anymore.

Unexpected EOF While Parsing When Using an If Statement

Let’s start with the following Python list:

animals = ['lion', 'tiger', 'elephant']

Then write the first line of a if statement that verifies if the size of the animals list is great than 2:

if len(animals) > 2:

At this point we don’t add any other line to our code and we try to run this code.

$ python eof_if.py 
  File "eof_if.py", line 4
    
                        ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

We get back the error “unexpected EOF while parsing”.

The Python interpreter raises the unexpected EOF while parsing exception when using an if statement if the code inside the if condition is not present.

Now let’s do the following:

  • Add a print statement inside the if condition.
  • Specify an else condition immediately after that.
  • Don’t write any code inside the else condition.
animals = ['lion', 'tiger', 'elephant']

if len(animals) > 2:
    print("The animals list has more than two elements")
else:

When you run this code you get the following output.

$ python eof_if.py 
  File "eof_if.py", line 6
    
         ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

This time the error is at line 6 that is the line immediately after the else statement.

The Python interpreter doesn’t like the fact that the Python file ends before the else block is complete.

That’s why to fix this error we add another print statement inside the else statement.

if len(animals) > 2:
    print("The animals list has more than two elements")
else:
    print("The animals list has less than two elements")
$ python eof_if.py 
The animals list has more than two elements

The error doesn’t appear anymore and the execution of the Python program is correct.

Note: we are adding the print statements just as examples. You could add any lines you want inside the if and else statements to complete the expected structure for the if else statement.

Unexpected EOF While Parsing With Python Function

The error “unexpected EOF while parsing” occurs with Python functions when the body of the function is not provided.

To replicate this error write only the first line of a Python function called calculate_sum(). The function takes two parameters, x and y.

def calculate_sum(x,y):

At this point this is the only line of code in our program. Execute the program…

$ python eof_function.py
  File "eof_function.py", line 4
    
    ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

The EOF error again!

Let’s say we haven’t decided yet what the implementation of the function will be. Then we can simply specify the Python pass statement.

def calculate_sum(x,y):
    pass

Execute the program, confirm that there is no output and that the Python interpreter doesn’t raise the exception anymore.

The exception “unexpected EOF while parsing” can occur with several types of Python loops: for loops but also while loops.

On the first line of your program define an integer called index with value 10.

Then write a while condition that gets executed as long as index is bigger than zero.

index = 10

while (index > 0):

There is something missing in our code…

…we haven’t specified any logic inside the while loop.

When you execute the code the Python interpreter raises an EOF SyntaxError because the while loop is missing its body.

$ python eof_while.py 
  File "eof_while.py", line 4
    
                      ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Add two lines to the while loop. The two lines print the value of the index and then decrease the index by 1.

index = 10

while (index > 0):
    print("The value of index is " + str(index))
    index = index - 1

The output is correct and the EOF error has disappeared.

$ python eof_while.py
The value of index is 10
The value of index is 9
The value of index is 8
The value of index is 7
The value of index is 6
The value of index is 5
The value of index is 4
The value of index is 3
The value of index is 2
The value of index is 1

Unexpected EOF While Parsing Due to Missing Brackets

The error “unexpected EOF while parsing” can also occur when you miss brackets in a given line of code.

For example, let’s write a print statement:

print("Codefather"

As you can see I have forgotten the closing bracket at the end of the line.

Let’s see how the Python interpreter handles that…

$ python eof_brackets.py
  File "eof_brackets.py", line 2
    
                      ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

It raises the SyntaxError that we have already seen multiple times in this tutorial.

Add the closing bracket at the end of the print statement and confirm that the code works as expected.

Unexpected EOF When Calling a Function With Incorrect Syntax

Now we will see what happens when we define a function correctly but we miss a bracket in the function call.

def print_message(message):
    print(message)


print_message(

The definition of the function is correct but the function call was supposed to be like below:

print_message()

Instead we have missed the closing bracket of the function call and here is the result.

$ python eof_brackets.py
  File "eof_brackets.py", line 6
    
                  ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Add the closing bracket to the function call and confirm that the EOF error disappears.

Unexpected EOF While Parsing With Try Except

A scenario in which the unexpected EOF while parsing error can occur is when you use a try statement and you forget to add the except or finally statement.

Let’s call a function inside a try block without adding an except block and see what happens…

def print_message(message):
    print(message)


try:
    print_message()

When you execute this code the Python interpreter finds the end of the file before the end of the exception handling block (considering that except is missing).

$ python eof_try_except.py 
  File "eof_try_except.py", line 7
    
                    ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

The Python interpreter finds the error on line 7 that is the line immediately after the last one.

That’s because it expects to find a statement that completes the try block and instead it finds the end of the file.

To fix this error you can add an except or finally block.

try:
    print_message()
except:
    print("An exception occurred while running the function print_message()")

When you run this code you get the exception message because we haven’t passed an argument to the function. The print_message() function requires one argument to be passed.

Modify the function call as shown below and confirm that the code runs correctly:

print_message("Hello")

Conclusion

After going through this tutorial you have all you need to understand why the “unexpected EOF while parsing” error occurs in Python.

You have also learned how to find at which line the error occurs and what you have to do to fix it.

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In this tutorial, you will learn how fix unexpected EOF while parsing error in Python. Unexpected EOF while parsing error is a Syntax error and occurs when the interpreter reaches the end of the python code before any code block is complete. This error occurs when the body is not coded/included inside conditional statements (if, else), loops (for, while), functions, etc.

Below are the cases when the “Unexpected EOF While Parsing Error” occurs and also provided the ways to fix those errors.

Also Read: How To Copy List in Python

how to fix unexpected eof while parsing error in python

1. Fix – Unexpected EOF while parsing error when using conditional statements

Unexpected EOF while parsing error occurs in conditional statements when any if, else statement is used without a single line of the body.

Example 1: Let’s look into the sample code which throws the Unexpected EOF error while using the if statement.

Code:

number = 1
if(number==1):

Error:

File "<ipython-input-2-8cb60fd8f815>", line 2
    if(number==1):
                  ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

Also Read: 10 Best Programming Apps To Learn Python

2. Fix – Unexpected EOF while parsing error when using loops

Unexpected EOF while parsing error occurs in loops when any for/while statement is used without a single line of body inside them.

Example 1: Let’s look into the sample code that throws the Unexpected EOF error while using the loop.

sum=0
# sum of 1-10 numbers
for i in range(1,11):

Error
File "<ipython-input-7-1f8b5a6d6ae0>", line 3
    for i in range(1,11):
                         ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

The error unexpected EOF while parsing occurred because the for loop didn’t consist of a body/code to execute inside the loop. So to fix this error, we need to add the code block inside the for loop.

Code Fix:

sum=0
# sum of 1-10 numbers
for i in range(1,11):
    sum=sum+i
print("Sum of 1-10 numbers = ",sum)

Output:

Sum of 1-10 numbers =  55

Also Read: Python Program To Reverse A Number

Example 2: Let’s look into the sample code which throws the Unexpected EOF error while using a while loop.

Code:

number=1
# print 1 to 10 number
while(i<=10):

Error:

File "<ipython-input-10-f825e1f8a55a>", line 3
    while(i<=10):
                 ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

The error unexpected EOF while parsing occurred because the while loop didn’t consist of a body/code to execute. So to fix this error, we need to add the code block inside the while loop.

Also Read: Python Program to Find Sum of Digits [5 Methods]

Code Fix:

number=1
# print 1 to 10 number
while(number<=10):
    print(number,end=" ")
    number=number+1

Output:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Also Read: Python Program To Check If A Number Is a Perfect Square

3. Fix – Unexpected EOF while parsing error in functions

Unexpected EOF while parsing error occurs in function when any function is defined without a body or when we made syntax mistakes while calling the function.

Example 1: Let’s look into the sample code which throws the Unexpected EOF error when we define any function with no body.

Code:

def findEvenorNot(number):

Error:

File "<ipython-input-17-7cb37f6aa589>", line 1
    def findEvenorNot(number):
                              ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

The error unexpected EOF while parsing occurred because the function findEvenorNot is defined without anybody/code. So to fix this error, we need to add the code block inside the function.

Code Fix:

def findEvenorNot(number):
    if(number%2==0):
        print(number," is Even")
    else:
        print(number," is Odd")
        
findEvenorNot(24)

Output:

24 is Even

Also Read: Increment and Decrement Operators in Python

Example 2: Let’s look into another sample code that throws the Unexpected EOF error when we call a function with incorrect syntax.

Code:

def findEvenorNot(number):
    if(number%2==0):
        print(number," is Even")
    else:
        print(number," is Odd")
        
findEvenorNot(

Error:

File "<ipython-input-24-35123bc59f61>", line 7
    findEvenorNot(
                  ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

The error unexpected EOF while parsing occurred because the function call had incorrect syntax. So to fix this error, we need to call the function with proper syntax i.e., functionName(parameter1, parameter2, …..).

Also Read: Python Dictionary Length [How To Get Length]

Code Fix:

def findEvenorNot(number):
    if(number%2==0):
        print(number," is Even")
    else:
        print(number," is Odd")
        
findEvenorNot(831)

Output:

831  is Odd

Also Read: How To Concatenate Arrays in Python [With Examples]

4. Fix – Unexpected EOF while parsing error due to missing parenthesis

Unexpected EOF while parsing error also occurs if we miss any parentheses while using any standard/user-defined functions.

Note: The above example also comes under this category.

Example: Let’s look into an example code that throws the Unexpected EOF error due to missing parenthesis.

Code:

programmingLanguages=["C", "C++","Java","Python","JS"]

for lang in programmingLanguages:
    print(lang

Error:

File "<ipython-input-27-c9c853e4f9e6>", line 4
    print(lang
              ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

The error unexpected EOF while parsing occurred due to closing parenthesis miss in the print statement. So to fix this error, we need to add the missing parenthesis.

Code Fix:

programmingLanguages=["C", "C++","Java","Python","JS"]

for lang in programmingLanguages:
    print(lang)

Output:

C

C++

Java

Python

JS

Also Read: What Does The Python Percent Sign Mean?

5. Fix – Unexpected EOF while parsing error in Try Except blocks

Unexpected EOF while parsing error also occurs if we didn’t include an except block for a try block.

Example: Let’s look into an example code that throws the Unexpected EOF error due to missing an except block for a try block.

Code:

number = 18

try:
    result = number/0
    print(result)

Error:

File "<ipython-input-2-79e117053f09>", line 5
    print(result)
                 ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

The error unexpected EOF while parsing occurred due to the absence of except block for a try block. So to fix this error, we need to include an except block for the try block.

Code Fix:

number = 18

try:
    result = number/0
    print(result)
    
except:
    print("Division by zero exception")

Output:

Division by zero exception

Also Read: How to Create an Empty Array In Python

Summary

These are some ways when the “unexpected EOF while parsing” error occurs and ways to fix the errors.

Himanshu Tyagi

Hello Friends! I am Himanshu, a hobbyist programmer, tech enthusiast, and digital content creator.

With CodeItBro, my mission is to promote coding and help people from non-tech backgrounds to learn this modern-age skill!

SyntaxError Unexpected EOF While Parsing Python Error [Solved]

Hello Friends! I am Himanshu, a hobbyist programmer, tech enthusiast, and digital content creator.

With CodeItBro, my mission is to promote coding and help people from non-tech backgrounds to learn this modern-age skill!

SyntaxError Unexpected EOF While Parsing Python Error [Solved]

Error messages help us solve/fix problems in our code. But some error messages, when you first see them, may confuse you because they seem unclear.

One of these errors is the «SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing» error you might get in Python.

In this article, we’ll see why this error occurs and how to fix it with some examples.

Before we look at some examples, we should first understand why we might encounter this error.

The first thing to understand is what the error message means. EOF stands for End of File in Python. Unexpected EOF implies that the interpreter has reached the end of our program before executing all the code.

This error is likely to occur when:

  • we fail to declare a statement for loop (while/for)
  • we omit the closing parenthesis or curly bracket in a block of code.

Have a look at this example:

student = {
  "name": "John",
  "level": "400",
  "faculty": "Engineering and Technology"

In the code above, we created a dictionary but forgot to add } (the closing bracket) – so this is certainly going to throw the «SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing» error our way.

After adding the closing curly bracket, the code should look like this:

student = {
  "name": "John",
  "level": "400",
  "faculty": "Engineering and Technology"
}

This should get rid of the error.

Let’s look at another example.

i = 1
while i < 11:

In the while loop above, we have declared our variable and a condition but omitted the statement that should run until the condition is met. This will cause an error.

Here is the fix:

i = 1
while i < 11:
  print(i)
  i += 1
  

Now our code will run as expected and print the values of i from 1 to the last value of i that is less than 11.

This is basically all it takes to fix this error. Not so tough, right?

To be on the safe side, always enclose every parenthesis and braces the moment they are created before writing the logic nested in them (most code editors/IDEs will automatically enclose them for us).

Likewise, always declare statements for your loops before running the code.

Conclusion

In this article, we got to understand why the «SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing» occurs when we run our code. We also saw some examples that showed how to fix this error.

Happy Coding!



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