They aren't really REPLs. >Your argument is the equivalent of saying notepad isn't a text editor because you can't edit multiple lines at once or highlight syn

They aren't really REPLs. >Your argument is the equivalent of saying notepad isn't a text editor because you can't edit multiple lines at once or highlight syntax. No it's the equivalent of saying that not even programme that can possibly, technically edit a text file is a text editor. Python's shell thing is not a REPL.