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#3569: eval() also accepts "exec"able code objects.

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Georg Brandl 2008-08-30 10:03:09 +00:00
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>>> print eval('x+1')
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This function can also be used to execute arbitrary code objects (such as those
created by :func:`compile`). In this case pass a code object instead of a
string. The code object must have been compiled passing ``'eval'`` as the
*kind* argument.
This function can also be used to execute arbitrary code objects (such as
those created by :func:`compile`). In this case pass a code object instead
of a string. If the code object has been compiled with ``'exec'`` as the
*kind* argument, :func:`eval`\'s return value will be ``None``.
Hints: dynamic execution of statements is supported by the :keyword:`exec`
statement. Execution of statements from a file is supported by the