why multiple variable assignment in python terminal throwing syntax error? : <p>I am using python terminal and I am trying to do instantiate  multiple variable at once . It throws me an error. The code works fine in an IDE . 
Can someone helps me understand this behaviour.</p>

<pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; var1 =10 \
... var21 = 20 \
  File "&lt;stdin&gt;", line 2
    var21 = 20 \
        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

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