[Python-3000] Pre-PEP: Simple input built-in in Python 3000
Fredrik Lundh
fredrik at pythonware.com
Sat Dec 23 00:28:23 CET 2006
Guido van Rossum wrote:
> I like the exact proposal made here better than any of the
> alternatives mentioned so far.
>
> - Against naming it readline(): the "real" readline doesn't strip the
> \n and returns an empty string for EOF instead of raising EOFError; I
> believe the latter is more helpful for true beginners' code.
given how much trouble true beginners have with exceptions, that's far
from obvious.
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