Exiting from python Command Line

Asked 2012-03-16T00:57:56.610

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Typing exit() exits from Python command line. Typing exit says:

Use exit() or Ctrl-Z plus Return to exit

When you type exit, you want to exit. Why does the interpreter give me the above error when it knows I am trying to exit? Why doesn't it just exit?

python command-line-interface

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This message is the __str__ attribute of exit

look at these examples :

>>> print exit
Use exit() or Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit

>>> exit.__str__()
'Use exit() or Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit'

>>> getattr(exit, '__str__')()
'Use exit() or Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit'

answered 2012-03-16T01:05:31.463