[docs] 2.1. Invoking the Interpreter

[Georg Brandl]

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Am 26.12.2010 11:53, schrieb Suzen, Mehmet:
> Hi,
> 
> There is a bug or an ambiguity on
> 
> http://docs.python.org/tutorial/interpreter.html
> 
> It says "Note that there is a difference between 'python file' and
> 'python <file'. In the latter case, input requests from the
> program,..."
> 
> Must read as follows;
>  Execute statements from a file (inputs requested from stdin)
> $ python file.py
>  Execute statements from a file (inputs requested from file)
> $ python file.py < input
> 
> 
> While python <input does not work in my case using Python 2.6.5
> (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56)
> [GCC 4.4.3] on linux2.

Hi Mehmet,

this is indeed a confusing paragraph; it is however correct as written.
The intention is to tell the reader that

python < file

will read the code from *file* and doesn't allow any input to stdin
afterwards.

I've removed the paragraph completely since it is definitely not material
for a tutorial anyway.

regards,
Georg
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