title: SyntaxError: invalid syntax when creating a instance of class
body: <p>I run this code in Python shell 3.3.2, but it gives me <code>SyntaxError: invalid syntax</code>. </p>
  
  <pre><code>class Animal(object):
      """Makes cute animals."""
      is_alive = True
      def __init__(self, name, age):
          self.name = name
          self.age = age
      def description(self):
          print (self.name)
          print (self.age)
  
  hippo = Animal("2312",21)#error occurs in that line
  hippo.description()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm a newbie in Python and I don't know how fix this code.</p>
  
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