syntax error : first python program

[pradeep]

I have this file in linux
===============

sample.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
name = "blah"
print name

-------------------------------------------

I executed this

bash# ./sample.py
File "./sample.py", line 2
name = "blah"
^
bash# /usr/bin/python sample.py
File "sample.py", line 2
name = "blah"
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Any one knows , whats the syntax error here?

 

[Bearophile]

Ben Finney:

Indentation is syntax in Python.

But I agree, a little better error message may help there, something
that contains "indentation" in it

Bye,
bearophile

 

[Anssi Saari]

Indentation is syntax in Python.

At least here with Python 2.5.2 I get "IndentationError: unexpected
indent". I'm just wondering why would the OP get a SyntaxError?