Problem with JPython!

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Running the following string
	"\nif 1.0 > 2.0:\n\tprint 1.0\nelse:\n\tprint 2.0\n"
 using 
	org.python.util.PythonInterpreter

exec I get result '2.0' printed to stdout.  this is what I would expect

Running the same string through eval it bombs.
Is there anything I should be aware of that i'm doing wrong?
I did a byte for byte comparison between the 'working' string which 
i'm declaring in class, and 'code' which i'm building from a file...

working         Code
10              10
105             105
102             102
32              32
49              49
46              46
48              48
32              32
62              62
32              32
50              50
46              46
48              48
58              58
10              10
9               9
112             112
114             114
105             105
110             110
116             116
32              32
49              49
46              46
48              48
10              10
101             101
108             108
115             115
101             101
58              58
10              10
9               9
112             112
114             114
105             105
110             110
116             116
32              32
50              50
46              46
48              48
10              10

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated,  thanks!