Message 71161 - Python tracker

Message71161

Author	terry.reedy
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Date	2008-08-15.05:34:47
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Winxp, 3.0b2, but I suspect earlier as well, since reported on c.l.p. If I paste '1+2\n' into the command window interpreter, it responds with '3' and a new prompt. In IDLE, the pasted \n is ignored and a typed \n is required to trigger execution. As a consequence, pasting multiple statements does not work; anything after the first is ignored. If this cannot be changed, following Paste -- Insert system-wide clipboard into window with (The shell will only recognize one statement) would at least document the limitation.

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Winxp, 3.0b2, but I suspect earlier as well, since reported on c.l.p.

If I paste '1+2\n' into the command window interpreter, it responds with
'3' and a new prompt.  In IDLE, the pasted \n is ignored and a typed \n
is required to trigger execution.  As a consequence, pasting multiple
statements does not work; anything after the first is ignored.

If this cannot be changed, following
	Paste            -- Insert system-wide clipboard into window
with                        (The shell will only recognize one statement)
would at least document the limitation.

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