IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3
print and exec have custom syntax error messages when using old syntax
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Description
>>> print foo
File "<stdin>", line 1
print foo
^
SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'. Did you mean print(foo)?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the shown print foo example and a comparable old-syntax exec case in IronPython 3. Then trace the parser or syntax-error handling entry point to determine how these diagnostics are produced. Done means both forms report the intended custom syntax errors consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100