[Python-Dev] Indentation oddness...

[Greg Ewing]

Robert Kern wrote:

> The 'single' mode, which is used for the REPL, is a bit different than 
> 'exec', which is used for modules. This difference lets you insert 
> "blank" lines of whitespace into a function definition without exiting 
> the definition.

All that means is that the REPL needs to keep reading
lines until it gets a completely blank one. I don't
see why the compiler has to treat the source any
differently once the REPL has decided how much text
to feed it.

-- 
Greg