[Python] Executing multi-line statements in the one-line command-line

I'm using Python with -c to execute a one-liner loop, i.e.:

python -c "for r in range(10): print 'rob'"


This works fine. However, if I import a module before the for loop, I get a syntax error:

python -c "import sys; for r in range(10): print 'rob'"


File "<string>", line 1
import sys; for r in range(10): print 'rob'
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


How can this be fixed?

It's important to me to have this as a one-liner so that I can include it in a Makefile.

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