> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:33 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com>
> wrote: >> >> Where does exit() come from? Usually its from sys but you >> don't import from sys anywhere... > > site.py adds the exit/quit Quitter instances to builtins (2.x > __builtin__). When called they raise SystemExit, like sys.exit does. > Since you can bypass importing site.py with the -S flag, it's better > to use sys.exit. Maybe the OP meant to say 'quit()' ? That does not require an import. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor