Zsiros Levente wrote: > Why does the python shell says this: > > >>>> print exec.__doc__ >>>> > File "<stdin>", line 1 > print exec.__doc__ > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > > While it works with "eval".
exec is a statement that is interpreted by the compiler and compiled to byte code. There is no 'exec' object. OTOH eval is a function in the built-in namespace, so there is an 'eval' object and you can look at its attributes, including its doc string. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
