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authorFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>2001-04-11 04:38:34 (GMT)
committerFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>2001-04-11 04:38:34 (GMT)
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Based on a comment by Konrad Hinsen on python-list:
Change "EOF" to "end-of-file", on the premise that it is easier for new programmers to understand (at least a little). This does not attempt to explain "file or device attached to standard input."
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@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ lives is an installation option, other places are possible; check with
your local Python guru or system administrator. (E.g.,
\file{/usr/local/python} is a popular alternative location.)
-Typing an \EOF{} character (\kbd{Control-D} on \UNIX,
+Typing an end-of-file character (\kbd{Control-D} on \UNIX,
\kbd{Control-Z} on DOS or Windows) at the primary prompt causes the
interpreter to exit with a zero exit status. If that doesn't work,
you can exit the interpreter by typing the following commands:
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ Note that there is a difference between \samp{python file} and
program, such as calls to \code{input()} and \code{raw_input()}, are
satisfied from \emph{file}. Since this file has already been read
until the end by the parser before the program starts executing, the
-program will encounter EOF immediately. In the former case (which is
-usually what you want) they are satisfied from whatever file or device
-is connected to standard input of the Python interpreter.
+program will encounter end-of-file immediately. In the former case
+(which is usually what you want) they are satisfied from whatever file
+or device is connected to standard input of the Python interpreter.
When a script file is used, it is sometimes useful to be able to run
the script and enter interactive mode afterwards. This can be done by