Taylor Marks added the comment:
I found someone else describing the same behavior in 2.4 here, I guess the
conclusion is it isn't a bug:
http://bytes.com/topic/python/answers/162599-windows-python-2-4-unbuffered-flag-causes-syntaxerror-interactive-sessions
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resolution: -> not a bug
Taylor Marks added the comment:
Sorry for multiple consecutive posts... I don't see a way to edit prior posts.
The stack trace I posted in my first message has the arrow in the wrong spot.
It should actually be pointing to the first space after the closing brace.
Here's a simpler (and correct)
Taylor Marks added the comment:
I checked a few other combinations of flags:
-i -c works fine.
-u has the same issue as described in my opening message.
This occurs in both cmd and PowerShell, running as admin.
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title: Anything results in a SyntaxError after -i -u -c on 2.7.8 on Wind