Statements must be separated by newlines or semicolons

Question

I'm literally using the same code as the official Betfair Developer example, the only difference is that I'm putting the APP_KEY_HERE and SESSION_TOKEN data.

But unlike the site, Visual Studio Code is giving me an error and a crash in the terminal.

Terminal response:

line 11
    print json.dumps(json.loads(response.text), indent=3)
          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

https://docs.developer.betfair.com/display/1smk3cen4v3lu3yomq5qye0ni/Getting+Started

What am I missing and what do I need to change to solve this problem?

It seems like VS Code is expecting you to use Python 3. It's not wrong. — Mark, Jul 24 '21 at 16:59
The example was written for Python 2.x. In Python 3 `print` is a function, you have to put the arguments in parentheses. — Barmar, Jul 24 '21 at 16:59
```print(json.dumps(json.loads(response.text), indent=3))``` missing ```()``` in print function. In python 3.x you have to mention ```()``` — , Jul 24 '21 at 17:00
[differences between Python 2 and 3](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/important-differences-between-python-2-x-and-python-3-x-with-examples/) — Barmar, Jul 24 '21 at 17:02
And now return ```SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing```, any tips on this error? — Digital Farmer, Jul 24 '21 at 17:03
Thanks @Sujay solved the error and now appeared what I commented above, could you tell me something about it? — Digital Farmer, Jul 24 '21 at 17:04
```)``` missing. Add one more parenthesis to print function: ```print(json.dumps(json.loads(response.text), indent=3))``` — , Jul 24 '21 at 17:05
Oh yes @Sujay , I hadn't paid attention to that either. Your comment solved my problem, please if possible put it as an answer so I can vote as a solution. Thanks in advance! — Digital Farmer, Jul 24 '21 at 17:08

score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 24 '21 at 17:09

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In python 3.x, you have to enclose the arguments in ().

print(json.dumps(json.loads(response.text), indent=3))

answered Jul 24 '21 at 17:09

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 29 '21 at 15:08

As mentioned in comments print "" statement is written for Python 2.x and syntax for this version is not supported in VS Code.

However, you can use from __future__ import print_function and start using print() with the old interpreter or you can switch to (previously installed) Python 3.x using CTRL+SHIFT+P -> Python:Select interpreter.

Statements must be separated by newlines or semicolons

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