python -c strangeness

[Miki Tebeka]

Hello All,

Can you explain why:
[09:06] - adp86: python -c 'import sys; print 1'
1
[09:10] - adp86: python -c 'for i in range(3): print i'
0
1
2
[09:10] - adp86: python -c 'import sys; for i in range(3): print i'
   File "<string>", line 1
     import sys; for i in range(3): print i
                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


Thanks.
Miki