file - Python syntax error (in the interpreter) after a for loop

Question

I'm running some python code (pasted in) from the console, and getting an unexpected result. Here's what the code looks like:

parentfound = False
structfound = False
instruct = False
wordlist = []
fileHandle = open('cont.h')
for line in fileHandle:
    if line is "":
        print "skipping blank line"
        continue
    if "}" in line:
        instruct = False
        index = line.index("}")
        wordlist.append(word)
    pass          
try:
    print wordlist
except Exception as e:
    print str(e)

After the for loop, I'd like to print the wordlist. No matter what I do, I can't include anything outside the for loop. Here's the error I receive:

...     if "}" in line:
...         instruct = False
...         index = line.index("}")
...         wordlist.append(word)
...     pass          
... try:
  File "<stdin>", line 10
    try:
      ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

It occurs whether I type the code by hand into the terminal or if I paste it in. I'd appreciate any help you can offer. Thank you!

Answer 1

The ... prompt in the REPL means that it still hasn't finished the previous block. You will need to press Enter on an empty line to terminate it first.