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From: John Gordon <gordon@panix.com>
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Subject: Re: what's the big deal for print()
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:23:12 +0000 (UTC)
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In <d3558c5d-0fe6-4da7-843d-c2f45b2bf869@y13g2000yqy.googlegroups.com> pipehappy <pipehappy@gmail.com> writes:

> Why people want print() instead of print str? That's not a big deal
> and the old choice is more natural. Anyone has some clue?

Because the new Python uses print().  print "str" is the old way.

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