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Re: what's the big deal for print()

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steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info wrote:

> Unfortunately, while that gets rid of the newline, it also leaves 
spaces
> between items:
> 
>>>> def example():
> ...     print 1,
> ...     print 2,
> ...     print 3
> ...
>>>> example()
> 1 2 3
> 
> Here's the Python 3 version:
> 
>>>> def example():
> ...     print(1, sep='', end='')
> ...     print(2, sep='', end='')
> ...     print(3, sep='')
> ...
>>>> example()
> 123
> 
> 
> To get the same result in Python 2, you have to use sys.stdout.write
().
> 

That isn't entirely true: you could set the `softspace` attribute on 
sys.stdout, but that is even messier.

>>> def foo():
...     print 1,
...     sys.stdout.softspace=0
...     print 2,
...     sys.stdout.softspace=0
...     print 3
...
>>> foo()
123

-- 
Duncan Booth http://kupuguy.blogspot.com

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what's the big deal for print() pipehappy <pipehappy@gmail.com> - 2011-06-24 19:39 -0700
  Re: what's the big deal for print() John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-06-25 03:23 +0000
    Re: what's the big deal for print() steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info - 2011-06-25 14:01 +1000
      Re: what's the big deal for print() Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-27 08:23 +0000
  Re: what's the big deal for print() Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-06-24 23:54 -0400

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