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SyntaxError: invalid syntax with python2

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/packt-cli", line 6, in <module>
    from packtPublishingFreeEbook import packt_cli
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/packtPublishingFreeEbook.py", line 248
    end="", )
       ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

THe readme suggest pip but this in Debian means that will use python2, install with pip3 use python3 and now works.

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Mte90commented, Apr 9, 2019

I think that if we write pip3 for install is the best option so is clear for everyone, for who has knowledge of python and also for newbie that copy and paste commands.

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mjenczmykcommented, Apr 9, 2019

Resolved by #152.

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