bpo-33766: Document that end of file or string is a newline (GH-7383) · python/cpython@f01b951 (original) (raw)

`@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@ Physical lines

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`A physical line is a sequence of characters terminated by an end-of-line

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sequence. In source files, any of the standard platform line termination

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sequences can be used - the Unix form using ASCII LF (linefeed), the Windows

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form using the ASCII sequence CR LF (return followed by linefeed), or the old

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Macintosh form using the ASCII CR (return) character. All of these forms can be

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used equally, regardless of platform.

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sequence. In source files and strings, any of the standard platform line

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termination sequences can be used - the Unix form using ASCII LF (linefeed),

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the Windows form using the ASCII sequence CR LF (return followed by linefeed),

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or the old Macintosh form using the ASCII CR (return) character. All of these

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forms can be used equally, regardless of platform. The end of input also serves

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as an implicit terminator for the final physical line.

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`When embedding Python, source code strings should be passed to Python APIs using

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``` the standard C conventions for newline characters (the \n character,

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