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Frank Millman wrote:

> On linux, python 3.2 -
> 
>>>> x = input()
> xyz
>>>> len(x)
> 3
>>>> x
> 'xyz'
> 
> on windows, python 3.2 -
> 
>>>> x = input()
> xyz
>>>> len(x)
> 4
>>>> x
> 'xyz\r'
> 
> Is this expected behaviour?

No, that's a bug:

http://bugs.python.org/issue11272 

IMO it's severe enough to warrant a brown-bag release...