On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote: >> It's inconsistent only because the default sys.ps2 is those dots, >> which aren't necessary in Idle. You could make it consistent by simply >> changing sys.ps2. > > > Nope. User code is executed in the user process. Its only effect on the > Idle process is to write to stdout or stderr for display. There is tracker > issue about letting users change sys.ps1 *in the Idle process*, but it would > have to be through the menu or config dialog.
I knew that, honest I did... umm, let's just pretend I was talking about changing sys.ps2 in the console interpreter. Yeah. Because I totally knew that changing it in Idle wouldn't work. Plus, I tested it before posting, like everyone should. Honest! Changing it in the console interpreter does work, though. Python 3.5.0a0 (default:301b9a58021c, Oct 2 2014, 09:20:24) [GCC 4.7.2] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> sys.ps2=" " >>> def x(): pass >>> And if you want consistency, that's a good way to get it. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list