unexpected keyword_rescue, expecting keyword_end (SyntaxError) [duplicate] - ruby

Question

I have the following ruby code:
EmailTemplate.for(mailer).each do |template|
begin
print '.'
template.upload(publish)
rescue Mandrill::UnknownTemplateError
failed.push(mailer)
end
end
Rubocop corrected my code to:
EmailTemplate.for(mailer).each do |template|
print '.'
template.upload(publish)
rescue Mandrill::UnknownTemplateError
failed.push(mailer)
end
and now it returns following error:
syntax error, unexpected keyword_rescue, expecting keyword_end
How can I fix that?
Rubocop warnings was:
C: Style/RedundantBegin: Redundant begin block detected.

Answer 1

Ruby 2.5.0 added a feature:
rescue/else/ensure are now allowed to be used directly with do/end blocks. [Feature #12906]
But before that, it was not allowed. So syntax error will be there.
Lets do syntax test for the code in sample.rb:
[].each do |a|
# ops
rescue Exception => ex
puts ex.inspect
end
From terminal:
Ruby$ ruby -c sample.rb
sample.rb:3: syntax error, unexpected keyword_rescue
rescue Exception => ex
^
sample.rb:5: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end, expecting end-of-input
Ruby$ rvm use 2.5.1
Using /Users/aruprakshit/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.5.1
Ruby$ ruby -c sample.rb
Syntax OK
See the News. So before 2.5.0, you need to write it like:
[].each do |a|
begin
# ops
rescue => Exception
puts ex.inspect
end
end
You can configure Rubocop to select the version of Ruby you want by following Setting the target Ruby version.
Some checks are dependent on the version of the Ruby interpreter which
the inspected code must run on. For example, enforcing using Ruby 2.3+
safe navigation operator rather than try can help make your code
shorter and more consistent... unless it must run on Ruby 2.2.
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RuboCop will use the version specified by it. Otherwise, users may let
RuboCop know the oldest version of Ruby which your project supports
with:
AllCops:
TargetRubyVersion: 2.4

Answer 2

For some reason, Rubocop thinks you're running Ruby 2.5, not Ruby 2.4.1.
You can fix this one of two ways:
1) Create a file .ruby-version with content 2.4.1. Rubocop should pick up your Ruby version from this file.
2) Add the following to your .rubocop.yml:
AllCops:
TargetRubyVersion: 2.4