EOL while scanning string literal

This error occurs when a string literal is not properly terminated. In Python, a string literal is enclosed in quotation marks (either single or double quotes). If the closing quotation mark is missing, you will get the "EOL while scanning string literal" error.

For example, consider the following code:

name = "John

This code will result in the error message:

SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal

To fix this error, simply add the missing closing quotation mark:

name = "John"