python - SyntaxError: unexpected character after line continuation character -


this easy problem experienced in python. not , need use little piece of code , never use again anywhere else asking stackoverflow gods mercy. attempting run terminal. cd desktop , run ourfleet.py.rtf. error dreaded: file "ourfleet.py.rtf", line 1 {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1347\cocoasubrtf570 ^ syntaxerror: unexpected character after line continuation character

ultimate first time python user last time python user need work. thumbs best answer. have newest python version installed & running macbook.

import serial import time import requests import json  firebase_url = 'https://ourfleet.firebaseio.com'  #connect serial port communication ser = serial.serial(‘dev/tty.wchusbserial410’, 4800, timeout=0)  #setup loop send gps values @ fixed intervals #in seconds fixed_interval = 10  while 1:  try:  #gps value obtained arduino + lm35 temp sensor  gps_c = ser.readline()  #current time , date  time_hhmmss = time.strftime("%h:%m:%s")  date_mmddyyyy = time.strftime("%d/%m/%y")   #current location name  gps_location = "doug c."   print “gps_c + ',' + time_hhmmss + ',' + date_mmddyyyy + ',' + gps_location”   #insert record   data = {'date':date_mmddyyyy,'time':time_hhmmss,'value’:gps_c}   result = requests.post(firebase_url + "/" + gps_location + "/gps.json", data=json.dumps(data))   #insert record  print “"record inserted. result code = " + str(result.status_code) + "," +   result.text”  time.sleep(fixed_interval)  except ioerror:  print('error! went wrong.')  time.sleep(fixed_interval) 

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