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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-08-30 10:03:09 +0000
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-08-30 10:03:09 +0000
commitcdc24944d91064f8ac566bfc74f5a05b43714512 (patch)
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parent8d09eff4589312cdca1fed146484eced61de5381 (diff)
downloadcpython-cdc24944d91064f8ac566bfc74f5a05b43714512.tar.gz
#3569: eval() also accepts "exec"able code objects.
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@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
>>> print eval('x+1')
2
- This function can also be used to execute arbitrary code objects (such as those
- created by :func:`compile`). In this case pass a code object instead of a
- string. The code object must have been compiled passing ``'eval'`` as the
- *kind* argument.
+ This function can also be used to execute arbitrary code objects (such as
+ those created by :func:`compile`). In this case pass a code object instead
+ of a string. If the code object has been compiled with ``'exec'`` as the
+ *kind* argument, :func:`eval`\'s return value will be ``None``.
Hints: dynamic execution of statements is supported by the :keyword:`exec`
statement. Execution of statements from a file is supported by the