unexpected keyword_end, expecting $end (SyntaxError)

Question

hey I am newbie to ruby on rails and I am trying run a simple program from this blog and facing lot of problems error. http://goodbadtech.com/2009/05/13/ruby-on-rails-impor

Answer 1

This means there is a syntax error and translates to "the end keyword was found when nothing more was expected to complete the program". This is usually due to an unbalanced number of "openers". For instance,

foo.rb: (demonstration)

if true
  puts "hello world"
  end   # the indent
end     # is a lie

Line 4: syntax error, unexpected kEND [keyword_end], expecting $end

Happy coding.

Answer 2

While this is typically a syntax error, I've encountered the exact same error message due to an unknown issue with a gem in my RVM gemset. If you see no syntax errors, try deleting and recreating your gemset.

Answer 3

I've also gotten this without having an extra end by omitting a comma from routes.rb

Answer 4

I got similar error. Found out, it was due to my editor changing the quotes " 'smartly' in the mac editor.