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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1997-11-25 21:12:27 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1997-11-25 21:12:27 (GMT)
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Documented brand new behavior of sys.ps1 and sys.ps2 (str() is applied
to get the actual prompt).
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@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ where \emph{VER} is equal to \code{sys.version[:3]}.
Strings specifying the primary and secondary prompt of the
interpreter. These are only defined if the interpreter is in
interactive mode. Their initial values in this case are
- \code{'>>> '} and \code{'... '}.
+ \code{'>>> '} and \code{'... '}. If a non-string object is assigned
+ to either variable, its \code{str()} is re-evaluated each time the
+ interpreter prepares to read a new interactive command; this can be
+ used to implement a dynamic prompt.
\end{datadesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{setcheckinterval}{interval}