[Python-Dev] a quit that actually quits

[Aahz]

Here's yet a different take on this: why not simply change the startup
message?  Whether we choose "quit" or "exit", someone will get it wrong
unless there's an alias.  Changing the message is free.  Currently we
have

    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

Let's add another line that says

    Type "quit()" to exit

Defining it as "def quit(): raise SystemExit" should be fine.
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