[Django]-Django – Syntax Error in def __unicode__(self)

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You are using Python 2 syntax in Python 3. Although Python 3.3 and up support using the u prefix for unicode string values (to support cross-version code), Python 3.2 and before do not; remove the u prefix to make it work:

def __unicode__(self):
    return '%s %s' % (self.first_name, self.last_name)

However, you will also need to consult the Django Porting to Python 3 documentation and use __str__, not __unicode__ here:

def __str__(self):
    return '%s %s' % (self.first_name, self.last_name)

If you are following a specific book, you may want to install Python 2 instead.

👤Martijn Pieters

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