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Python

"SyntaxError: invalid syntax" during import

Hello! I am getting the following error when trying to import a class on the console, as shown on the tutorial video. What could be the problem with this syntax below?

treehouse:~/workspace$ ls                                                                                                                                                                                        
characters.py  oops.py                                                                                                                                                                                           
treehouse:~/workspace$ python                                                                                                                                                                                    
Python 3.6.4 (default, Nov 19 2019, 17:12:46)                                                                                                                                                                    
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux                                                                                                                                                                                    
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.                                                                                                                                           
>>> from characters import Thief                                                                                                                                                                                 
Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                                                                                                               
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>                                                                                                                                                                            
  File "/home/treehouse/workspace/characters.py", line 1                                                                                                                                                         
    Class Thief:                                                                                                                                                                                                 
              ^                                                                                                                                                                                                  
SyntaxError: invalid syntax                                                                                                                                                                                      

Original code:

#characters.py
Class Thief:
  sneaky = True

1 Answer

In characters.py class should begin with a lowercase c.