[Python-Dev] Compile() and Windows/Mac newlines

[Benjamin Peterson]

2010/12/29 Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu>:
> In python-list thread "Does Python 3.1 accept \r\n in compile()?"
> jmfauth notes that
> compile('print(999)\r\n', '<in>', 'exec')
> works in 2.7 but not 3.1 (and 3.2 not checked) because 3.1 sees '\r' as
> SyntaxError.
>
> I started to respond that this is part of Py3 cleanup with newlines
> converted on input and back-compatibility with ancient Python not needed.
> Then I saw in 3.2 manual
>
> "Changed in version 3.2: Allowed use of Windows and Mac newlines. Also input
> in 'exec' mode does not have to end in a newline anymore. Added the optimize
> parameter."
>
> I verified second statement ("print(999)" works) (and remember commit for
> third), but original above gives same error. Should "Allowed use of Windows
> and Mac newlines." be deleted? What else could it mean other than use of
> '\r' or '\r\n'?

$ ./python
Python 3.2b2 (py3k:87559, Dec 28 2010, 17:39:51)
[GCC 4.4.4] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> compile("print(999)\r\n", "blah", "exec")
<code object <module> at 0xb353e8, file "blah", line 1>




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Regards,
Benjamin