How to solve unexpected eof while parsing error in python

In this article, you will learn how to solve unexpected eof while parsing error in python.

Let’s look at a code example that produces the same error.

fruits = ["mango", "pineapple", "grapes", "banana"]
for i in fruits:

In the code snippet above we haven’t added any code into our for loop which will throw the error below. 

Output

File "<string>", line 2
    for i in fruits:
                   ^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

In Order to solve this problem, we need to add code in the loop for this example we can add print() statement like below:

fruits = ["mango", "pineapple", "grapes", "banana"]
for i in fruits:
 print(i)

Output

mango
pineapple
grapes
banana

Please also note that an “unexpected EOF while parsing” error can also occur when you forget to close all of the parenthesis on a line of code, you may consider double-checking parenthesis before executing the code.