pip install pydot raises a SyntaxError

Question

I\'m running pip from the command line, trying to install pydot because Django\'s django-extensions needs it to generate UML class diagrams

When I run the command

Answer 1

This error is due to the old exception syntax of python2.

Since pydot seems to be a very old library and no longer maintained, I'd suggest forking it and correct this error yourself.