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Name: e
Version: 1.4.5
Summary: Evaluate and display command line expressions with
Author: Georg Brandl, Michael Foord and Richard Jones
Author-email: richard@python.org
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For example::

    $ python -me 1 + 1
    2

Like python -c but no need for a print. But wait, there's more.

As a bonus, if the first argument is a module name then it will output the
location of the module source code::

    $ python -me os
    /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/os.py

If you follow the name of the module with a command then the module will be
opened with that command. For example, the following will open the os module
source in vim::

    $ python -me os vim

The "e" module recognises the special command names "edit" and "view" which
will result in it looking up your editor and viewer commands in the
environment variables $EDITOR and $PAGER respectively. The latter defaults to
"less". This is slightly easier than writing, for example::

    $ vim `python -me os`

... especially if you're going back to edit a previous "python -me" command
using line editing.

Also, "python -me help" is a shortcut to Python's interactive help mechanism.

Idea from Georg Brandl. Foolishly implemented by Michael Foord and Richard
Jones.
