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Re: print function and unwanted trailing space

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On 8/31/13 4:17 AM, candide wrote:
>
> What is the equivalent in Python 3 to the following Python 2 code:
>
> # -----------------------------
> for i in range(5):
>     print i,
> # -----------------------------
>
> ?
>
> Be careful that the above code doesn't add a trailing space after the 
> last number in the list, hence the following Python 3 code isn't 
> strictly equivalent:
>
>
> # -----------------------------
> for i in range(5):
>     print(i, end=' ')   # <- The last ' ' is unwanted
> print()
> # -----------------------------

For a beginner course, the trailing space is fine, use this code. 
They'll never notice the trailing space (I wouldn't have!) and to 
explain why the comma leaves off the last one takes a really advanced 
understanding of obscure details anyway.

--Ned.

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print function and unwanted trailing space candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2013-08-31 10:17 +0200
  Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Andreas Perstinger <andipersti@gmail.com> - 2013-08-31 10:43 +0200
    Re: print function and unwanted trailing space candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2013-08-31 11:25 +0200
      Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-08-31 12:31 +0200
        Re: print function and unwanted trailing space candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2013-08-31 15:33 +0200
          Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-08-31 15:59 +0200
            Re: print function and unwanted trailing space candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2013-08-31 17:58 +0200
          Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-09-01 01:30 +1000
          Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-08-31 16:43 +0100
          Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-09-01 08:08 +1000
          Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2013-09-01 00:15 +0100
          Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-08-31 19:57 -0400
        Re: print function and unwanted trailing space candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2013-08-31 17:51 +0200
  Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-31 11:16 +0000
    Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-08-31 14:27 +0200
    Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-08-31 13:37 +0100
    Re: print function and unwanted trailing space candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2013-08-31 14:59 +0200
      Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-31 15:18 +0000
  Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-08-31 07:24 -0400
    Re: print function and unwanted trailing space candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2013-08-31 15:51 +0200
  Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com> - 2013-09-11 06:36 -0500
  Re: print function and unwanted trailing space Albert Hopkins <marduk@letterboxes.org> - 2013-09-12 15:25 -0400

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