[FIXED] Why does exec raise a syntax error when given python string?

Issue

I have this python code

while 1:
    exec(input())

when I enter import os \nos.system("echo 1") I get this error

  File "<string>", line 1
    import os \nos.system("echo 1")
                                  ^
SyntaxError: unexpected character after line continuation character

Solution

The problem is that you're using \n within the exec, which as @The Thonnu mentioned causes problems when parsing.

Try entering import os; os.system("echo 1") instead.

Semicolons can be used in Python to separate different lines as an alternative to semicolons.

If you must use \n in your input, you can also use:

while 1:
    exec(input().replace('\\n', '\n'))

Answered By - Krishnan Shankar

Answer Checked By - Willingham (PHPFixing Volunteer)