embedded python question

[Alex Martelli]

Keith S. wrote:

> Alex Martelli wrote:
> 
>> You may have forgotten to conclude the string with a
>> '\n', which is typically needed from the point of view
>> of Python's syntax (for "dedent"...).
> 
> The bit that drives Python is like this (I'm using
> QT for the GUI, and m_cmdview is just a pointer to
> the QLineEdit widget):

QLineEdit handles (and returns) a single line, right?  Therefore, how
can you use it to input a multi-line command?

> for x in [1, 2, 3]:
> 
> ^
> SyntaxError
> :
> unexpected EOF while parsing

The string seems to be finished here (where no doubt there
was a newline) which indeed IS a syntax error exactly for
the given reason.

Why not use a multiline editing widget instead?


Alex