[Tutor] bug or feature

[Grant Hagstrom]

A bug or feature in the IDLE of python 2.5?

pre-step: save the following file to your computer:
# file mylist.py
jobs = [
        'Lions',
        'SysTest',
        'trainDD',
        'Cats',
        'train',
        'sharks',
        'whale',
        ]

Step 1.

copy, paste this script into the idle window. hit f5 to run.

thefile = open("mylist.py")
read_thefile = file.read(thefile)

string_thefile = str(read_thefile)

splitlist_thefile = string_thefile.split()

it_starts = splitlist_thefile.index('jobs')

Step 2.

open a new window. close the window from step one. close the shell from the
previous f5 execution.

Step 3.

paste and run this code.

thefile = open("/home/banter/Desktop/mylist.py")
read_thefile = file.read(thefile)

#string_thefile = str(read_thefile)

splitlist_thefile = string_thefile.split()

it_starts = splitlist_thefile.index('jobs')

Result: python remembers "string_thefile" even after both the shell and the
original scripting window have been closed!
bug or feature?

Best,

Grant
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