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I'm having trouble copy-pasting code in Python. Say I have the following code I want to paste into a Python interpreter:
string_one = "Help"
string_two = "Me"
Locally, running 3.8.5 on a Mac OSX 10.15.7, if I paste that code, I get SyntaxError: multiple statements found while compiling a single statement.
However, if I ssh into another machine, open up Python (3.7.4), and paste those two lines, I get no error. Also, when I paste those two lines into a Python 2.7.16 shell, I get no error. What could possibly be the problem here?
Python 3 (problem shell)
Python 2 (non-problem shell)
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IdleX provides the PastePyShell.py extension for IDLE which allows pasting of multiple lines into the shell for execution.
The shortcut to comment multiple lines in Python and PyCharm are: Windows or Linux: Ctrl + / Mac OS: Command + /
To copy text, just select it and hit Ctrl-C (Command-C on a Mac). If the highlight marking the selection disappears, that's normal and it means it's worked. To paste, use Ctrl-V (Command-V on a Mac).
It seems that there is a bug in readline (which is used by Homebrew to install python)
Short answer:
echo "set enable-bracketed-paste off" >> ~/.inputrc
Long answer: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/68193
(This was erroneously edited into the question; I have rolled back that edit, and am pasting the solution as an actual answer instead, and tagging as Community Wiki.)
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answered Oct 18 '22 23:10
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