python If statement Syntax error?

Question

new to python, currently reading diveintopython and trying to run the following code from the book:

def buildConnectionString(params):

   """Build a connection string from a dictionary of parameters.

      Returns string."""

      return ";".join(["%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in params.items()])

if __name__ == "__main__":

      myParams = {"server":"mpilgrim", \

                  "database":"master", \

                  "uid":"sa", \

                  "pwd":"secret" \

                  }

    print buildConnectionString(myParams)

Now when i hit enter, Python shell says the if statement has a syntax error?? I'm running Python 2.7.

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Answer 1

The code itself is working (I just tried it). A possible reason for errors is inconsistent indentation. It seems that your lines start with different numbers of spaces (or tabs). Try changing the the blank space in the beginning of each indented line to, say, four spaces, and try running the script again.