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(python2.1-ref.info)File input

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File input
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All input read from non-interactive files has the same form:

     file_input:     (NEWLINE | statement)*

This syntax is used in the following situations:

   * when parsing a complete Python program (from a file or from a
     string);

   * when parsing a module;

   * when parsing a string passed to the `exec' statement;