exec "x = 3; print x" in a - How does it work?

From	"Veek. M" <vek.m1234@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	exec "x = 3; print x" in a - How does it work?
Date	2016-03-09 10:57 +0530
Organization	Home
Message-ID	<nboc29$up4$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

Show all headers | View raw

What is the return value of `exec`? Would that object be then used to 
iterate the sequence in 'a'? I'm reading this: 
https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.2.3/descrintro/

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

exec "x = 3; print x" in a - How does it work? "Veek. M" <vek.m1234@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 10:57 +0530
  Re: exec "x = 3; print x" in a - How does it work? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-09 16:50 +1100
    Re: exec "x = 3; print x" in a - How does it work? "Veek. M" <vek.m1234@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 11:51 +0530
  Re: exec "x = 3; print x" in a - How does it work? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-09 16:54 +1100
    Re: exec "x = 3; print x" in a - How does it work? "Veek. M" <vek.m1234@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 11:55 +0530
      Re: exec "x = 3; print x" in a - How does it work? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 17:34 +1100

csiph-web