On Jan 1, 10:06 am, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote: > JKPeck wrote: > > The gettext module uses the convention of defining a function named > > "_" that maps text into its translation. > > This conflicts with the automatic interactive interpreter assignment > > of expressions to a variable with that same name. > > > While if you are careful, you can avoid that assignment while > > debugging, and you can choose a different function for gettext, this > > conflict is a nuisance. I am looking for a way to suppress the > > expression assignment to _ or to change the name of the variable > > assigned to. Is this possible? Using Python 2.6. > > $ cat displayhook.py > import sys > import __builtin__ as builtin > > def displayhook(obj): > if obj is not None: > builtin._last_result = obj > print repr(obj) > > sys.displayhook = displayhook > $ python -i displayhook.py>>> 42 > 42 > >>> _ > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > NameError: name '_' is not defined>>> _last_result > > 42
Thanks. It's just what I needed. -Jon Peck -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
