[amluto]

The actual behavior is indeed a bit ridiculous:

    >>> print('%r' % str)
    <class 'str'>
    >>> def whatisit(x):
    ...     print('It is %r' % x)
    ... 
    >>> whatisit(min)
    It is <built-in function min>
    >>> whatisit(exit)
    It is Use exit() or Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit

Excuse me?

IMO if the REPL wanted a friendly feature like this, it should be a generic REPL feature, not a hack applied to the function exit.

[dale_glass]

Also a bit funny:

    >>> def get_function():
    ...     return exit
    ... 
    >>> a = get_function()
    >>> a
    Use exit() or Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit