Python web scraper issues

Question

I had a web scraper coded for me earlier on in the year via Upwork. The person who coded the scraper is no longer available. The error message is as follows:

[dave@RebornOS rapid7]$ '/home/dave/Desktop/rapid7/rapid7/Start_Scraper.py' 
/home/dave/Desktop/rapid7/rapid7/Start_Scraper.py: line 2: $'try:\r': command not found
/home/dave/Desktop/rapid7/rapid7/Start_Scraper.py: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token `('
'home/dave/Desktop/rapid7/rapid7/Start_Scraper.py: line 3: `    f=open('allitems.db','r')
[dave@RebornOS rapid7]$ 

I have no idea what these error messages mean.

Help (and thanks). Dave.

Answer 1

You are trying to run the script with bash; since you're missing a shebang it's not interpreted via python.

Please add the shebang #!/usr/bin/env python to the top of your file alternatively run it via python your_script.py