In article <03720b25$0$1309$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>, Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au> wrote: > In any case, while such a idiom works in code, it plays havoc with the > interactive interpreter: > > >>> while 1: > ... "pass" > ... > 'pass' > 'pass' > 'pass' > 'pass' > 'pass' It's not particularly useful without the quotes either :-)