Here is what was supposed to be the test case before i submitted the
bug, but, alas, it works. So i belive that what this can add to the
knowledge of the problem is that python has to exit so as to produce the
error?

Lucio


David Ascher wrote:

> Michael Watkins wrote:
>
>>
>> I've seen this too - long ago. I didn't bother looking for root
>> causes - when I make a syntax mistake and receive one of the
>> unhelpful unlink error messages, I run a windows cmd file that contains
>>
>> del /s *.pyc
>> del /s *.ptlc
>>
>> from the 'root' of my quixote application.
>
>
> Right.  That's what we've been doing, but I'd like to get to the root
> of this problem, it's irritating me much more than it deserves to =).
>
> --david
>
>
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from quixote import enable_ptl
enable_ptl()


correct = """
result = "correct!"
class foo:
    pass
"""

wrong = """
class foo foo:
    pass pass
"""

f = open("quix_p2.ptl","w")
f.write(wrong)
f.close()
try:
    import quix_p2
except:
    pass
f = open("quix_p2.ptl","w")
f.write(correct)
f.close()


import quix_p2
print quix_p2.result