stuck on time

[RobH]

On 07/12/2019 19:15, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 07, 2019 at 06:56:17PM +0000, RobH wrote:
> 
>>> What happens if your run this line:
>>>
>>>> 		current_time = time.strftime("%I:%M")<<< stays at this line
>>>
>>> in an interactive Python interpreter ?
>>>
>>> (after you define "time" appropriately)
>>
>> The python code is in a terminal window or shell, and when I run it only the
>> time is displayed on an oled display, with no indication elsewhere of
>> anything else. No errors of any description in the shell. It just appears as
>> tho the code has stalled.
>>
>> Could it be the actual font I am using which is causing the stalling.
> 
> That does not sound likely because the line you are asserting
> it is stuck on does not output anything so where should
> whatever font get involved ?
> 
> So, what happens if *you* run the line in an *interactive interpreter* ?
> 
> Karsten
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I have tried the code in Thonny and ran it, but after about 5 minutes 
nothing happened and no errors at all.

Also just running the line in Thonny, nothing happened, no errors.

What program has or is an interactive interpreter, if it's not Thonny