> > >>> compile("1+*3", "myfile.py", "exec") > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? > > File "<string>", line 1 > > 1+*3 > > ^ > > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > >>> > > > > Shouldn't it print "myfile.py" instead of "<string>"? > > Yes. > > --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) Submitted as SF bug #564931. Thomas