On 1/23/08, Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Raymond Hettinger wrote: > > I ask because the spelling has an unfortunate > > overlap with the sys.ps2 prompt:
> >>>> def f(x): > > ... return x+1 > > > > I don't know if this is a problem. Just thought I would bring it up. > I've never encountered a problem with this ambiguity. At least, not in > software. > I don't know if affects newbie-comprehension of code snippets. It did cause me some grief at one time, because I would try to cut-and-paste examples (including docstrings). Obviously, a block cut (or copy) would have been better, at least in IDLE. There might also be room to improve the error messages, but I'm not entirely sure how. -jJ _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
