Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c'

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Date	Fri, 30 May 2014 14:42:15 -0700
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In unix shells you can literally use a new line. Or is that only bash?

-- Devin

On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Duncan Booth
<duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Problem: Translate this into a shell one-liner:
>>
>> import os
>> for root, dirs, files in os.walk("."):
>>     if len(dirs + files) == 1: print(root)
>>
>
> This is one area where Windows seems to do better than Linux shells:
>
> PS C:\python33> python -c "import os`nfor root, dirs, files in os.walk('.'):`n    if len(dirs + files) == 1: print(root)`n"
> .\Doc
> .\Lib\concurrent\__pycache__
> .\Lib\curses\__pycache__
> ...
>
> The `n shell escaped newline is interpreted well before Python runs.
>
> Also the multiline version works and in Powershell ISE up-arrow pulls it back as a
> single unit for easy editing:
>
> PS C:\python33> python -c @"
> import os
> for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.'):
>     if len(dirs + files) == 1: print(root)
> "@
> .\Doc
> .\Lib\concurrent\__pycache__
> .\Lib\curses\__pycache__
> ... and so on ...
>
>
> --
> Duncan Booth
> --
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Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-30 10:52 +1000
  Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-29 23:04 -0700
    Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-29 23:45 -0700
      Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-29 23:54 -0700
        Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-05-30 09:33 +0200
      Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-05-30 11:29 -0400
    Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-30 17:20 +1000
      Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-05-30 05:47 -0700
        Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-30 22:58 +1000
  Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2014-05-30 21:11 +0000
    Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2014-05-30 14:42 -0700
    Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-31 07:47 +1000
      Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2014-05-31 16:41 +0000
        Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-05-31 19:11 +0200
          Re: Multi-line commands with 'python -c' Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-01 20:43 +0000

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