[Python-Dev] Inconsistent script/console behaviour (original) (raw)

Fernando Perez fperez.net at gmail.com
Sun Dec 18 08:46:48 CET 2011

On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:32:30 -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote:

You can't fix this without completely changing the way the interactive console treats blank lines. None that it's not just that a blank line is required after a function definition -- you also can't have a blank line inside a function definition.

The interactive console is optimized for people entering code by typing, not by copying and pasting large gobs of text. If you think you can have it both, show us the code.

Apology for the advertising, but if the OP is really interested in that kind of behavior, then instead of asking for making the default shell more complex, he can use ipython which supports what he's looking for:

In [5]: def some(): ...: print 'xxx' ...: some() ...: xxx

and even blank lines inside functions (albeit only in certain locations):

In [6]: def some(): ...: ...: print 'xxx' ...: some() ...: xxx

Now, the dances we have to do in ipython to achieve that are much more complex than what would be reasonable to have in the default '>>>' python shell, which should remain simple, light and robust. But ipython is a simple install for someone who wants fancier features for interactive work.

Cheers,

f

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