Long programs using python -c switch

Question

I would like to use python for things I\'ve been doing using bash. Is it possible to use the -c switch for long programs, e.g. a for loop with two statements? This would let

Answer 1

If you are running from a bash script, just use quotes:

#!/bin/sh

python -c 'import os
for i in range(3):
    for j in range(3):
        print i*j
'

echo "done"

Otherwise, if using the cmd line, use ; semicolons to seperate statements, or use single quotes again to wrap around to the next line:

python -c 'import os
>    for i in range(3):
>        for j in range(3):
>            print i*j
>    '