Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!newsfeed.x-privat.org!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'output': 0.04; 'formatting': 0.07; 'subject:question': 0.08; 'python': 0.09; 'docs.': 0.09; 'formatted': 0.09; 'sep': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.10; '(converted': 0.16; 'and)': 0.16; 'formatting.': 0.16; 'syntax.': 0.16; 'string': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'written,': 0.17; '>>>': 0.18; 'written': 0.20; 'do.': 0.21; 'supposed': 0.21; 'received:74.125.82.174': 0.23; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'example': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'command': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'newer': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'this?': 0.28; '>>>>': 0.29; 'positioned': 0.29; 'style.': 0.29; 'function': 0.30; 'figure': 0.30; 'print': 0.32; 'received:74.125.82': 0.33; 'function.': 0.33; "can't": 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'doing': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'received:74.125': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'object': 0.38; 'shows': 0.38; 'space': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'help': 0.40; 'between': 0.63; 'different': 0.63; 'behavior': 0.64; 'online': 0.70; 'joel': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=NMLAoYC/5+wMrCafZpWvdc0JDNidbJznFI+O3BIA/z0=; b=RCLQDQwKBOsk1VeTOkEuszw2zeOAFRZ6+5sA69TIiD1LehryXx49sqUCPF+kle/Rr/ /z/ytqvt4otUloRjkc/jl8XRfvI5RK7irpmYKsGcXPdzvwLzH2mdyWgKLyKzMpHLveq8 oMbcOb4mq2EqmlDj2d5A06NsKOjSCeaGD0YyD8aZ5zsiK0MoTsvKhjPzSQ7pQXS6FJkF 0769pUql5RwmztbPOPUR8thw5nrbL4rgZIAygicIUZb9LZ6MeNlSHBKeHAisiH7S+ywB XBcWDmKfVk/RZedgc9In84XW0Dol1tWUFHJ1CM12Ri3IT9f0i/srkgeEZDnMpIStxLBl 05Cg== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:44:58 -0400 Subject: Re: newbie ``print`` question From: Joel Goldstick To: gwhite Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 31 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1346607899 news.xs4all.nl 6847 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:50625 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:28282 On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 1:23 PM, gwhite wrote: > I can't figure out how to stop the "add a space at the beginning" > behavior of the print function. > >>>> print 1,;print 2, > 1 2 > > See the space in between the 1 and the 2 at the output print to the > command console? > > The help for print is: > > "A space is written before each object is (converted and) written, > unless the output system believes it is positioned at the beginning of > a line." > > So it is apparently doing what it is supposed to do. > > Is there a way to stop this? Or is there a different function that > will only print what you have in the formatted string? You can do it with string formatting. My example shows 'old style' string formatting syntax. There is a newer style. You can learn about both from the online python docs. >>> print "%d%d" % (1,2) 12 >>> -- Joel Goldstick