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Asked: 2013-03-12 21:19:30 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 12.10 Python 2 HOW TO SWITCH FROM 'C>' to '>>>' in Terminal

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Im using python in the terminal and I switched from >>> to C> doing a demo. the problem being is Im not told how to switch from 'C>' back to '>>>'. I dont want to just close the terminal and 'kill' the process entirely. Im new and I hope someone gets a chuckle out of this but can maybe please help me out. thanks :D

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    Python's interpreter prompt is the value of the system variable sys.ps1. So, to set it to >>>, do:

    import sys
sys.ps1 = '>>> '

    Just out of curiosity, how did you set it to C>?

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