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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:46:00 -0000
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Subject: Re: Make the "python" command resemble the standard Python interpreter
From: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
To: Paul_Koning@dell.com
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On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:30 AM,  <Paul_Koning@dell.com> wrote:
> Yes, but I think the benefits outweigh the small imcompatibility.

Yes and no.
- I may want a script that invokes python interactively.
- How do I write a gdb macro that invokes the python repl?

Solve those problems, and provide a migration path away from the old
behaviour, and then you've got something.