python 2.7.12 on Linux behaving differently than on Windows

[Steve D'Aprano]

On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 10:09 am, eryk sun wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 4:49 PM, Steve D'Aprano
> <steve+python at pearwood.info> wrote:
>>
>> You've never used cmd.com or command.exe? "The DOS prompt"?
> 
> The default Windows shell is "cmd.exe", and it's informally called the
> "Command Prompt", 

Thanks for the correction, I always mix up cmd/command . exe/com. I fear
this won't be the last time either -- I wish there was a good mnemonic for
which is which.



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Steve
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