Documentation bug: Python console behaviour changed

Peter Hansen peter at engcorp.com
Tue Jul 19 07:42:17 EDT 2005


Kay Schluehr wrote:
> The documentation of the Python console behaviour is not correct
> anymore for Python 2.4.1. At least for the Win2K system I'm working on
> 'Ctrl-Z' does not shut down the console but 'Ctrl-D' etc.
> 
> The Python interpreter tells me instead:
> 
> 
>>>>quit
> 
> 'Use Ctrl-Z plus Return to exit.'
> 
> Nah, 'Ctrl-Z' is now undo :-)

Are you really using the console, started with the "Command Prompt" icon 
from the Start Menu (or some equivalent)?  And are you sure you haven't 
installed something else that magically changed the behaviour of Ctrl-Z?

(I get the documented behaviour with Python 2.4.1, under Win XP.)

-Peter



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