Cannot parse array initialization statement

[konfilios]

Quoting Bash Guide for Beginners :: 10.2.1. Creating arrays:

Array variables may also be created using compound assignments in this format:

ARRAY=(value1 value2 ... valueN)

I have lots of scripts with such statements:

ARRAY=('value1' 'value2')

However they raise a ParsingError:

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bashlex/parser.py", line 682, in parse
    tree = theparser.parse(lexer=self.tok, context=self)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bashlex/yacc.py", line 277, in parse
    return self.parseopt_notrack(input,lexer,debug,tracking,tokenfunc,context)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bashlex/yacc.py", line 1079, in parseopt_notrack
    tok = self.errorfunc(errtoken)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bashlex/parser.py", line 539, in p_error
    p.lexer.source, p.lexpos)
bashlex.errors.ParsingError: unexpected token '(' (position 6)

[idank]

Sorry that it doesn't work, I've never tested arrays honestly so not that surprised.