fixing issue #56

IPython/core/magic.py

@@ -3187,11 +3187,14 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
         from IPython.core import interactiveshell
         print "Pasting code; enter '%s' alone on the line to stop." % sentinel
         while True:
-            l = self.shell.raw_input_original(':')
-            if l == sentinel:
+            try:
+                l = self.shell.raw_input_original(':')
+                if l == sentinel:
+                    return
+                else:
+                    yield l
+            except EOFError:
                 return
-            else:
-                yield l
 
     def _strip_pasted_lines_for_code(self, raw_lines):
         """ Strip non-code parts of a sequence of lines to return a block of

IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py

@@ -487,7 +487,7 b' class TerminalInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):'
     def magic_cpaste(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Paste & execute a pre-formatted code block from clipboard.
 
-        You must terminate the block with '--' (two minus-signs) alone on the
+        You must terminate the block with '--' (two minus-signs) or Ctrl-D alone on the
         line. You can also provide your own sentinel with '%paste -s %%' ('%%'
         is the new sentinel for this operation)