Quoting einstein1...@gmail.com (2016-12-30 18:50:19) > Hello everyone, > I am the new comer and learner of python. > I have a doubt that when I type python and press enter it shows a prompt like > >>> > But why it is >>> ? > Is there any special reason? > Why it is not setted as @,& or any other special characters? > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Seems that it is inherited from the ABC programming langage: http://homepages.cwi.nl/~steven/abc/types.html The question is now why ABC choose >>> as prompt... -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list