On 2022-06-26, Rob Cliffe <rob.cli...@btinternet.com> wrote: > This 2-line program > > def f(): pass > def g(): pass > > runs silently (no Exception). But: > > 23:07:02 c:\>python > Python 3.8.3 (tags/v3.8.3:6f8c832, May 13 2020, 22:20:19) [MSC v.1925 32 > bit (Intel)] on win32 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > >>> def f(): pass > ... def g(): pass > File "<stdin>", line 2 > def g(): pass > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > >>> > > Is there a good reason for this?
For some reason, the REPL can't cope with one-line blocks like that. If you put a blank line after each one-block line then it will work. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list