define a new func on the fly?

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Gregory Jorgensen<gregj at pobox.com> wrote:

>eval() evaluates an expression. exec() executes a statement. Try this:
>
>>>> exec("def f():\n\treturn 'hello'\t")

When I try the above I get a syntax error... I am using PythonWin. Is
this a bug?

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>>>> f()
>'hello'
>
>>>> eval("f()")
>'hello'