Unable to solve a Python error message
<p><strong>The code is from K. Pollari-Malmi's lecture notes for the course "Introduction to Programming":</strong></p>

<pre><code>def main():
    print "Ohjelma laskee asuntolainan kuukausierat." 
    rivi = raw_input("Anna lainasumma: ") 
    lainasumma = float(rivi) 
    rivi = raw_input("Anna laina-aika vuosina: ") 
    laina_aika = int(rivi) 
    if laina_aika &lt; 1: 
        print "liian lyhyt laina-aika" 
    else: 
        kk_lkm = 12 * laina_aika 
        rivi = raw_input("Anna korkoprosentti: ") 
        korko = float(rivi) 
        lyhennys = lainasumma / kk_lkm 
        paaoma = lainasumma 
        i = 0 
        print " lyhennys korko yhteensa" 
        while i &lt; kk_lkm: 
            i = i + 1 
            korkoera = korko / 1200.0 * paaoma 
            paaoma = paaoma - lyhennys 
            kuukausiera = korkoera + lyhennys 
            print "%2d. %8.2f %8.2f %8.2f" % \         # mistake probably here
                (i, lyhennys, korkoera, kuukausiera) 
main()
</code></pre>

<p>I get the syntax error</p>

<pre><code>SyntaxError: unexpected character after line continuation character
</code></pre>

<p><strong>How can you solve the error message?</strong></p>
