Re: [PATCH] (Tiny) Tweak Python session null return value

[Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>]

Hi Jack,

Jack Kamm <jackkamm@gmail.com> writes:

> Below is a very small patch to Python session blocks, to make them
> return a blank result (empty string) instead of None when there is no
> return value.
>
> Normally I would push this myself, but since we are so close to 9.4, I
> thought it prudent to mail a patch and let the maintainers handle it. It
> would be nice to include in 9.4, but not a big deal if I've missed the
> window.

Applied, thanks for the patch and the precaution not to commit it
directly.

> Now for an explanation of the patch: 9.4 changes Python session blocks
> to fix several bugs and improve robustness overall [0]. However, there
> is a cost to these fixes, which is that the session blocks can only
> return a result when it is a top-level expression on the last line of
> the block. If the last line is not a top-level expression, the block
> would previously print "None". However, after some testing, I think this
> is a little counter-intuitive, and it would be better if it returned a
> blank (empty) result instead of "None".

I've seen you update the NEWS entry, which is good: is there a way to
present the enhancements in the "* New features" section?  If you feel
like it, please advertize the enhancements there too.

Thanks,

-- 
 Bastien