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Because exit might be a variable you use to determine if you should exit. exit() is a function that actually does the exiting.
It’s the difference between pointing at a jogger and saying “run” and actually running after them.
If you have a variable called
exit
you've overwritten the function in that scope, and won't be able to execute it.e.g.
Reminds me of setting pi = 3 in my friends matlab subroutines in school.
wow it does do that. cool