Can i use this script as a python evaluator?

[Peter Wang]

Nathan Seese <uninverted at lavabit.com> writes:

>> #! /bin/sh
>> python -c "import sys;exec(sys.stdin)"
>
> I know this isn't your question, but I think you could write that more 
> cleanly with:
>
> #!/usr/bin/python
> import sys
> exec(sys.stdin)
thanks.
What's the difference between this and mine? 

I think what i need actually is a python function like
`file_get_contents' in php:)
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