diff -r a22ed8b509f5 Lib/code.py
--- a/Lib/code.py	Tue Aug 21 00:53:06 2012 +0200
+++ b/Lib/code.py	Tue Aug 21 10:06:55 2012 +1000
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # Inspired by similar code by Jeff Epler and Fredrik Lundh.
 
 
+import os
 import sys
 import traceback
 from codeop import CommandCompiler, compile_command
@@ -240,8 +241,7 @@
     def push(self, line):
         """Push a line to the interpreter.
 
-        The line should not have a trailing newline; it may have
-        internal newlines.  The line is appended to a buffer and the
+        The line is appended to a buffer and the
         interpreter's runsource() method is called with the
         concatenated contents of the buffer as source.  If this
         indicates that the command was executed or invalid, the buffer
@@ -258,6 +258,19 @@
             self.resetbuffer()
         return more
 
+    def push_lines(self, linestring, sep=os.linesep):
+        """Split a lines into mulitple lines and push to the interpreter.
+
+        The line is split using the os.linesep by default. This may be
+        changed by passing a different separator by default. The return value
+        is the final continuation value returned by push().
+
+        """
+        more = 0
+        for line in linestring.split(sep):
+            more = self.push(line)
+        return more
+
     def raw_input(self, prompt=""):
         """Write a prompt and read a line.
 
@@ -272,7 +285,6 @@
         return input(prompt)
 
 
-
 def interact(banner=None, readfunc=None, local=None):
     """Closely emulate the interactive Python interpreter.
 
diff -r a22ed8b509f5 Lib/test/test_code_module.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_code_module.py	Tue Aug 21 00:53:06 2012 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_code_module.py	Tue Aug 21 10:06:55 2012 +1000
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@
         self.console.interact()
         self.assertTrue(hook.called)
 
+    def test_gramar_newline(self):
+        line = "beast='Rabbit of Caerbannog'\n"
+        more = self.console.push(line)
+        self.assertFalse(more)
+        self.assertIn("beast", self.console.locals)
+
+    def test_push_lines(self):
+        line = "if True:\n beast='Rabbit of Caerbannog'\n"
+        more = self.console.push_lines(line, "\n")
+        self.assertFalse(more)
+        self.assertIn("beast", self.console.locals)
+
 
 def test_main():
     support.run_unittest(TestInteractiveConsole)