On Wed, Dec 28, 2005, Brett Cannon wrote: > On 12/28/05, Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Here's yet a different take on this: why not simply change the startup >> message? Whether we choose "quit" or "exit", someone will get it wrong >> unless there's an alias. Changing the message is free. Currently we >> have >> >> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >> >> Let's add another line that says >> >> Type "quit()" to exit >> >> Defining it as "def quit(): raise SystemExit" should be fine. > > Just because people don't read unless it it thrown in their face. =) > But that is still nice and simple and won't hurt. I would still > suggest using a class so that the repr can give a useful message, > though.
That's fine. I think the primary use case for this is someone who accidentally stumbles into the Python interpreter, in which case that message will be a life-saver. Anybody who is formally attempting to use the interpreter probably has ready access to docs that explain how to use it. -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "Given that C++ has pointers and typecasts, it's really hard to have a serious conversation about type safety with a C++ programmer and keep a straight face. It's kind of like having a guy who juggles chainsaws wearing body armor arguing with a guy who juggles rubber chickens wearing a T-shirt about who's in more danger." --Roy Smith _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
