[Python-Dev] exit in builtins (original) (raw)
Michael Chermside mcherm at mcherm.com
Thu Aug 26 14:38:35 CEST 2004
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Andrew Durdin writes:
But does this really belong in builtins? Wouldn't it be better for the interactive interpreter to register it as a global when it sets up, as it only makes sense in the context of the interactive interpreter?
It's a basic principle that the behavior of the interactive interpreter and the behavior of Python run non-interactively should be as close to the same as is possible. The requirement for blank lines after an indented suite is unavoidable because you can't "look ahead" in the interpreter. There are also the prompts. While I'm sure there are a few others, we try to keep the differences minimal.
-- Michael Chermside
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