Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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; 'argument': 0.04; 'output': 0.04; 'subject:question': 0.08; 'python': 0.09; 'formatted': 0.09; 'received:mail-vb0-f46.google.com': 0.09; 'sep': 0.09; 'sys.stdout': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; "wouldn't": 0.11; '(converted': 0.16; '(thus,': 0.16; 'and)': 0.16; 'outputs': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'written,': 0.17; 'received:209.85.212.46': 0.18; 'otherwise,': 0.20; 'written': 0.20; 'do.': 0.21; 'supposed': 0.21; 'object.': 0.22; 'stick': 0.22; 'cheers,': 0.23; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'feature': 0.24; 'command': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'am,': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'this?': 0.28; 'received:209.85.212': 0.28; 'chris': 0.28; '>>>>': 0.29; 'positioned': 0.29; 'yes.': 0.29; 'function': 0.30; 'figure': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.32; 'file': 0.32; 'print': 0.32; 'function.': 0.33; "can't": 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'doing': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.36; 'url:library': 0.36; 'method': 0.36; 'passed': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'object': 0.38; 'url:docs': 0.38; 'space': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'help': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'between': 0.63; 'different': 0.63; 'behavior': 0.64; 'sender:addr:chris': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rebertia.com; s=google; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=sJzxj/q2xrCae5fBGLEe7ofe1Cr5t9Bzdct69dzc3eQ=; b=ZkRhaxbqC26Lc5X5Ju4mMLPiv/W1OCTbbIVSOE4gEydMYJD/vj6mgZKAHeZzI6oOyI DN1jyscZTTh5cIdp5t3ghWH7B4omtdR6yHxGabsIeLbnjYHvk8MWxW7EM/apdUmOrvs6 mrT/nTc3RkFiC+LGyh7Q8fsCNbetUmO4x2VVQ= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=sJzxj/q2xrCae5fBGLEe7ofe1Cr5t9Bzdct69dzc3eQ=; b=E4nM6vShuEZO8/nyiI4J7vYO1dNUcn2wqOTFvF7wgHTvBdmVb6C01LmHOYKfy22xsC axBpIKAh4EETGjFxyKhDyqSqmTFn0OUX7KaERYzYbs6ZRJSbMsrqWNnQPqeTsm7NReas zdqgpvJroWIf6XYAMI5YBTiOxY9kV03BAWtSO+n7J5FQduoimJERxj8/htmBQa45Hhn7 tmVo44dWOsTKrG+BJOdUuOde5Fs9SS53Y4Qm5pv/FSSJFyBYG6Iff6Emy361RVSMf1s/ YDD3mIt9UHQxuKPymbmJNXGDgnYzlvIKBNLt8f7Hxt8wkBTroO3+mTHMkI3HDhqBzyVu OFNA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: chris@rebertia.com In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 10:55:40 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: jmLgpq1P_P5TTtuj0P9Krpektek Subject: Re: newbie ``print`` question From: Chris Rebert To: gwhite Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQm9/1ZhV/D43r9tu/q3DTZbLiy6LeYaFgAUwaw6DimhysejsN7f/+r7ok7ufzcJJLlydLdM 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: 35 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1346608542 news.xs4all.nl 6894 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33573 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:28284 On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:23 AM, 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? If you were to use Python 3.x, yes. Otherwise, no. > Or is there a different function that > will only print what you have in the formatted string? Use the .write() method of the sys.stdout file object. http://docs.python.org/library/sys.html#sys.stdout Alternatively, you can stick with `print` and rework your code so that it outputs an entire line at a time (thus, there'd only be 1 argument passed to `print`, so its "spaces between arguments" feature wouldn't come into play). Cheers, Chris