[Python-checkins] r63819 - python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
georg.brandl
python-checkins at python.org
Fri May 30 21:17:29 CEST 2008
Author: georg.brandl
Date: Fri May 30 21:17:29 2008
New Revision: 63819
Log:
Better quote with single quotes.
Modified:
python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
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--- python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst (original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst Fri May 30 21:17:29 2008
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
A second way of starting the interpreter is ``python -c command [arg] ...``,
which executes the statement(s) in *command*, analogous to the shell's
:option:`-c` option. Since Python statements often contain spaces or other
-characters that are special to the shell, it is best to quote *command* in its
-entirety with double quotes.
+characters that are special to the shell, it is usually advised to quote
+*command* in its entirety with single quotes.
Some Python modules are also useful as scripts. These can be invoked using
``python -m module [arg] ...``, which executes the source file for *module* as
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