[Biopython-dev] installerror

[Michiel Jan Laurens de Hoon]

You are probably using an old version of python (see below). Try
upgrading to Python 2.3.

--Michiel, U Tokyo.

1 mdehoon at tulip.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp:~ : python
Python 1.5.2 (#1, Jul  5 2001, 03:02:19)  [GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat
Linux 7.1 2 on linux-i386
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>> i = 3
>>> i += 2
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    i += 2
       ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>

2 mdehoon at tulip.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp:~ : python2
Python 2.2.1 (#1, Apr  9 2002, 13:10:27)
[GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-98)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> i = 3
>>> i += 2
>>>

kim750 at ggbio.com wrote:

> Hi! My name is Yeon-Ki Kim.  I am associated with GreenGene Biotech.  We are located in Yong-In, Republic of Korea.
> 
> Thank you for your contribution for the bioinformatice through the biopython program.
> Yesterday I tried to install biopython-1.21.  But during the installation it gives me a SyntaxError like   
> 
> File "setup.py", line 202
>     i += 1
>        ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> 
> I don't know how to handle this error.
> If you have any idea, could you help me.
> Thanks again.
> 
> Yeon-Ki
> 
> 
> Yeon-Ki Kim, Ph.D.
> Research Scientist
> 
> GreenGene Biotech, inc.
> Myongji University
> 38-2 Namdong
> Yongin Kyonggido 449-728 Korea
> 
> GreenGene BioTech Inc.
> 
> 
> 
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