[GH-ISSUE #12] "SyntaxError: can use starred expression only as assignment target" on Debian Jessie #3028

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opened 2026-03-14 20:40:14 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-14 20:40:14 +03:00

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Originally created by @Miladiir on GitHub (May 8, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/12

Hi, this is my system

wget --version && python3 --version && google-chrome --version
GNU Wget 1.16 built on linux-gnu. [...]
Python 3.4.2
Google Chrome 59.0.3071.36 beta

uname -a Linux Debian-87-jessie-64-minimal 4.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.18-1~bpo8+1 (2017-04-10) x86_64 GNU/Linux

and this is the error I get. Its probably related to the python version, however I have no idea really.

python3 ./archive.py example_ril_export.html pocket
  File "./archive.py", line 91
    *'wget --no-clobber --page-requisites --adjust-extension --convert-links --no-parent'.split(' '),
               ^
SyntaxError: can use starred expression only as assignment target

Today (8th of May) its working fine with your instructions on my Mac machine.

Originally created by @Miladiir on GitHub (May 8, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/12 Hi, this is my system ``` wget --version && python3 --version && google-chrome --version GNU Wget 1.16 built on linux-gnu. [...] Python 3.4.2 Google Chrome 59.0.3071.36 beta ``` uname -a `Linux Debian-87-jessie-64-minimal 4.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.18-1~bpo8+1 (2017-04-10) x86_64 GNU/Linux` and this is the error I get. Its probably related to the python version, however I have no idea really. ``` python3 ./archive.py example_ril_export.html pocket File "./archive.py", line 91 *'wget --no-clobber --page-requisites --adjust-extension --convert-links --no-parent'.split(' '), ^ SyntaxError: can use starred expression only as assignment target ``` Today (8th of May) its working fine with your instructions on my Mac machine.

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2026-03-14 20:40:19 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-14 20:40:25 +03:00

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@Miladiir commented on GitHub (May 8, 2017):

Installing Python 3.6 and using that version instead fixes the issue.

@Miladiir commented on GitHub (May 8, 2017): Installing Python 3.6 and using that version instead fixes the issue.

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