Python for-loop syntax

Question

    for i in range(2, job_count+1):
        job_count_array['//form[@id='SubAvailSelectForm']/font/table[2]/tbody/tr[%d]/td[1]/small' % i] = sel.get_text("//form[@id='SubAvailSelectForm']/font/table[2]/tbody/tr[%d]/td[1]/small" % i)

I am getting a syntax error with the value side of this dictionary entry. Let me know what looks wrong to you. The interpreter is pointing to the % i) . Thanks!

Answer 1

Look at the syntax highlighting. You can't just put a plain ol' ' in your ' -delimited string.

Escape them as \\' , or change your quotes to be consistent with the second string:

for i in range(2, job_count+1):
    job_count_array["//form[@id='SubAvailSelectForm']/font/table[2]/tbody/tr[%d]/td[1]/small" % i] = sel.get_text("//form[@id='SubAvailSelectForm']/font/table[2]/tbody/tr[%d]/td[1]/small" % i)

Answer 2

Your problem is here:

job_count_array['//form[@id='SubAvailSelectForm']/font/table[2]/tbody/tr[%d]/td[1]/small' % i]...

do "//form..." instead of '//form...' : double quotes instead of single. As in your string you have 'SubAvailSelectForm' , which is quoted with single quotes. So either make your string double-quoted, or escape single quotes in your string: '\\''

Answer 3

You have single quotes inside single quotes. The interpreter is confused :)