Apologies if this is a naive question. A typing error keeps crashing the kernel.
My typing error is to start a line with ">", unintentionally invoking Python. The problem is that this crashes the kernel.
Is this a bug? Is there any way to disable the invocation of Python so that my clumsy typing doesn't lead to crashes? I'm running Mathematica 12.2.0.0 on Mac OSX Mojave (10.14.6).
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$\begingroup$ Where are you typing ">" that it invokes python? Are you running Mma via the command line? In a notebook? In no environment should simply starting a line with > invoke python. $\endgroup$– evanbJan 11, 2021 at 17:49
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$\begingroup$ @evanb This was added a while back. "Use > at the beginning of a line to start an external code cell evaluated with ExternalEvaluate:" in the docs ExternalEvaluate. $\endgroup$– Rohit NamjoshiJan 11, 2021 at 19:03
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$\begingroup$ VERY interesting! I will have to check it out! $\endgroup$– evanbJan 11, 2021 at 19:06
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$\begingroup$ evanb, in a notebook. I intended to start the line with ?procname to remind myself of the ordering of the arguments to procname. I'm a poor typist and sometimes hit > instead of ?. When I do, Mathematica invokes the python prompt and the kernel seems to be wiped clean. All definitions are lost. Big penalty for a small typing error. Thanks $\endgroup$– user46831Jan 12, 2021 at 19:57
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