define a new func on the fly?

[Gregory Jorgensen]

It should be a \n after 'hello', not \t. Sorry for the typo.


In article <3a9f0bc2.10059041 at News.CIS.DFN.DE>, Costas Menico says...
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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")
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>When I try the above I get a syntax error... I am using PythonWin. Is
>this a bug?
>
>Costas
>
>
>>>>> f()
>>'hello'
>>
>>>>> eval("f()")
>>'hello'
>

Greg Jorgensen
Deschooling Society
Portland, Oregon, USA
gregj at pobox.com