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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:54:26 +1100
Subject: Re: running python 2 vs 3
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
> Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>:
>
>> go for the lowest common denominator:
>>
>> print("some single string")
>>
>> which works happily in all versions of Python.
>
> Whenever I have used "print" in my code, it has been with a >>
> redirection.

Then you're probably not using "sys.stdout.write" but some other file
object's write method.

Also, I find it highly unusual that you never use print in its most
basic and intended form.

ChrisA