R. David Murray added the comment: Those aren't actually quote marks, at least as you've cut and pasted them. They are "smart quotes", which are not something Python recognizes outside of properly quoted strings.
That doesn't explain why they disappear, though, you should just get a syntax error. Works fine on linux, by the way. ---------- nosy: +r.david.murray _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue23599> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com