8.2 File input

Python 2.2

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8.2 File input

All input read from non-interactive files has the same form:

file_input ::= (NEWLINE | statement)*
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This syntax is used in the following situations:

  • when parsing a complete Python program (from a file or from a string);

  • when parsing a module;

  • when parsing a string passed to the exec statement;

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